Chapter 710

Chloe had been chatting away in the meeting room for a solid hour. Who would've thought every shareholder had skeletons in their closets? And Connor? Well, he had them all by the short hairs with this dirt. Chloe was genuinely floored. All the shady, grimy sides of

human nature were laid bare.

By the end of it, something didn't sit right with Chloe. She blurted out, "How do you know all these deep, dark secrets they've kept under wraps all their lives?"

Connor paused, his eyes dropping. It was rare to see him hesitate.

"If you don't feel comfortable sharing, you don't have to," Chloe added gently. Connor sat down next to her, taking her hand. "Remember The Pure White?"

"That fancy club you took me to? I do, the almond pudding was to die for."

"I told you it belonged to a friend, but actually, it's mine. Not many from The Eldridge Elites know I run the

"Like those old-timey courtesan

Chloe's eyes, Connor quickly added, "Don't get the wrong idea. It's a legit place, none of that shady stuff you're imagining. I've never crossed any legal lines. I used to have a sharp assistant who was a whiz at hypnotism. That's how we got most of

didn't realize she'd been holding. Sure, she'd seen her share of human ugliness and knew Connor needed strategy to

Who was she?" Chloe

name, she was adaptable and favorite among The Eldridge Elites. She would get the guests tipsy and use hypnotism

was quiet, trying to wrap her mind around it. She got it-life wasn't

the topic, she switched gears. "What about Amelia?

over. "Amelia's been gone a long time. She died in a fire five years

moment, Connor continued, "My sister ordered the arson. The person responsible confessed and took the fall, leaving my

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