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."

a friend, but actually, it's mine. Not many from The Eldridge

an eyebrow. "Like those old-timey courtesan

especially those with political intrigue. In those shows, princes and heirs always had their own intel spots-often these entertainment venues. A place where men, caught in the allure of beauty and wine, would let their guard down. Seeing the chill in Chloe's eyes, Connor quickly added, "Don't get the wrong idea. It's a legit place, none of that shady stuff

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

was she?"

of The Pure White. Just like her name, she was adaptable and favorite among The Eldridge Elites. She would get the guests tipsy and use hypnotism to draw out their deepest secrets in their

her mind around it. She got it-life wasn't always clean-cut. If it's not

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

clouded over. "Amelia's been gone a long time.

the arson. The person responsible confessed and took the fall, leaving my

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