Falling for My Contractual Wife

Chapter 326

"So, am I just supposed to sit here doing nothing?"

"Of course not!" Shannon chimed in. "Forget about battling for Brian. He's just one guy, right? Plenty of fish in the sea! What you gotta focus on now is making your dad see you in a better light! If you keep stirring up trouble like you used to, even if Louise gives you a hard time one day, Dad might think you had it coming! You get me?"

Ava nodded. "Yeah, got it."

"And listen, as long as Louise messes up, she's not untouchable. You gotta have something on her. Even if you can't lay a finger on her later, she won't dare lay a finger on you if you got dirt on her!"

Ava thought Shannon made sense. Ava knew she had been too rash today. She badmouthed Louise in front of Brian, but he didn't buy it at all.

Later that afternoon, when Marshall got back from work, he found his ladies sitting around looking a bit off.

He approached. "What's up?"

Shannon stood, helping him with his coat. "The weather's been acting up, and Ava's sick."

Marshall peered at Ava with concern. "You feeling

I'm okay. But I need to

rarely played it so straight. Marshall sat beside her. "Shoot. What's

the company, work hard, and learn the ropes of running

Marshall looked surprised.

when Marshall stayed quiet. 'Is he thinking Louise should take over the Adkins Group?'

asking, "What's the holdup? Ava wants to

thrilled! My daughter getting into

easier. It looked like she was overthinking. Marshall still loved

When did you get

Sure, Ava might not be as sharp as Louise, but you've watched her grow, seen

dwell on it. He smiled. "Yeah, my bad. I've been busy lately and forgot to check in

familiar

It was Louise.

knit automatically. 'What's she doing back? Wasn't she cozy at the Francis' home?'

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