Chapter 222

Chapter 222

I didn’t expect Yvonne to ask me that. Had she spotted Tracy in her own photos? Was she afraid of consequences, but had no one else to confide in, so

she came to me?

My reply was a single, clipped word: [No.]

A beat of silence, then a new message: [Oh… Mom, did you a actually look at all the pictures I sent?]

[Not all,] I texted back.

Silence descended from her end after that.

Yvonne’s questions reeked of fear. Yet, by posing them to me, she unwittingly revealed her alliance with Sally–both diligently sealing cracks, guarding their shared secret as if I were the adversary.

loomed, heralding the hotel’s grand reopening. Overnight, work avalanched. I swiftly hired two seasoned managers to absorb the brunt. Jared, too,

free moment?” Her tone was artificially bright. “My husband

of manufactured goodwill. Women navigate intricate layers of calculation,

casting a skeptical hue over every interaction. Sudden kindness invariably comes with strings attached. Amy

picking locks.

of genuine disappointment crossed her face before she smoothed it

hushed voices drifted under the door. Tracy’s name hooked my attention

Aurelia to have her baby,” one voice murmured. “But my friend heard the stress

her all to this place, just

voice down!” a third voice cut in

it’s true,” the second voice persisted, dropping to a whisper. “Jared and Tracy, they just

the first voice snapped, effectively

stall. Tracy miscarried? Unburdened,

instruments, not prizes. But the raw fervor in her eyes whenever Jared’s name arose had betrayed her. Could she truly practice such

aversion was ancient history. Now, with Sally and Yvonne firmly in her pocket, Tracy wielded formidable leverage. Her return would likely see Jared

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