Chapter 18

Seeing my silence, Seraphine cleared her throat.“7 PM. If you don’t come, you’ll only get 100 million.” Without waiting for a response, she hung up.

I lowered my phone, thoughtful. I recalled Sherry’s warning… What was Seraphine up to? She never liked me; she’d despised my background and prevented me from moving into the Shaw residence for four years. She was consistently cold and sarcastic whenever I visited her. Beyond that, she hadn’t done anything else. This meeting was likely a final attempt to insult me and finalize the compensation agreement.

I’d been considering whether to go or not, but an hour later, Gary sent me another message:“Ms. Frost, will you come?”

I pursed my lips. Why was he pressing me? I wish I could give the suit to the building manager and asked him to give it to Evan; after all, he lived upstairs.

Ignoring him would be bad, and offending Evan would be detrimental. Perhaps I should go there to return the suit and see Seraphine?

I replied to Gary: Fine, what time works?

He quickly replied:8 PM.

After applying light makeup and changing, I went to my parents‘ place. The Ocean Rose thing had made me aware of the stalking. There was a suspicious car outside the villa for the past few days, which confirmed my guess.

While I was driving, Julian called.“Are you napping?”

Hah, he was trying to set me up.

I scoffed.“Nah. Going to my parents‘ place.”

“To deliver the suit?”

“…Yes.” I glanced at the suit in the passenger seat.

Hearing no lies, Julian hung up, but he told his man to keep watching Olivia.

professors. My mother was surprised to see me at this hour.“Not working today?”

a day off.”

care of yourself. You’ve lost weight. Has Julian been treating you badly??” My mother touched my face. No matter how I tried to hide it, she could

joked. My mother said

after it was finalized. I

my parents I had a meeting with a friend and would return

wearing a mask and hat, I left

exterior was classic; the interior was understated elegance. I left the suit at reception

to fetch me, leading me through winding corridors to a room. I

with incense, tea, and jasmine. Seraphine, in a

She gestured with her chin.

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sign the compensation agreement. Where is

rush. Have some tea; let’s chat.”

the teacup.“This isn’t poisoned,

trust

I

down the

Menu

was probably about to launch into her obligatory lecture on my white–trash roots.

the clichés. Aren’t you tired of that

with anger. Then, she produced the agreement.

compensation clause could have fit on a single page; instead, it stretched over

I calmly placed it down.“I need to review this with my lawyer. I’ll call you

problem, tell me; I’ll amend it.”

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