Chapter 90

“Mac”

A shaky laugh escaped my lips, a sound choked off by disbelief. On the other end of the phone, Yao Wuge’s frantic voice pierced through the quiet. “You’re laughing? How can you laugh?! The Shaw family is pinning everything on you to clear’s name! Can you believe this?!““Show them that same fire you had at the charity gala, and smack them down!““Take down those bastards!” She even swore. This was the epitome of sweet, elegant, and soft–spoken charm in Chicago the ultimate socialite.

I scoffed, a bitter self–deprecating laugh. “Aren’t you worried she’s telling the truth? There’s so much evidence, it’s all

irrefutable.”

well announce they were soulmates in a past life!” Back when she met me, Julian and I were inseparable. He cherished me like the apple of his eye. We weren’t exactly close friends, more like mutually beneficial acquaintances, always putting on a show of exaggerated warmth and fake camaraderie. But when my life hit rock bottom, and everyone shunned me, she was the one

her tirade, saying

aren’t you saying anything? If you’re scared of

sigh from the depths of my lungs.“I can handle this myself. Thank you for sticking up for me. Believing in me…that’s enough.” My problems had already dragged my parents, Sherry, and Evan down. I couldn’t let

wouldn’t come. What could she possibly do against the Shaw and Gu families?“You’re too smart for your own good,” she grumbled.“You wouldn’t even let

appreciate the offer. Just watch

damn stubborn,” she said, then

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