Chloe slipped her lipstick into the drawer. "Tonight, I'm heading back to the Meadows family."

"What's going on?" Connor asked, a hint of concern in his voice.

Chloe rarely made a point of going there. She shook her head, "Just some things that need sorting out."

Connor knew exactly what she meant-Lisa. Chloe had long suspected that Lisa, in cahoots with Ricky, had tried to have her killed. Luckily, Linda took the bullet meant for her.

Connor had been digging into it too. He found out that Lisa and Ricky were indeed cozy, with frequent transactions involving hefty sums of money. But none of this was enough to pin Lisa for hiring a hitman.

community college, she bullied a classmate so badly that they fell into depression and took their own life. If any of this went public, it could

life.

getting Lisa jailed wasn't out of the question. Lisa herself wasn't much of a threat beyond her stupidity and cruelty. The real worry was her backer, Claire, who had Anthony in her corner. Even if the past came back to haunt Lisa, it would likely be a drawn-out legal battle, a power

claimed to have a better plan to make Lisa pay. Could

hadn't given anyone a heads-up, so when they arrived, Jacob and Leah were caught off guard. They were

me twice. I can't decide if I should

no friend of ours. She wants to buy into the Meadows family, but everyone knows she's Connor's nemesis. Selling to her would be a betrayal to

after marrying rich? Claire's offering top

up, but if he didn't, those shares would soon be worthless. At least Claire was offering a price way above

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