Chapter 446

On the other end of the line, Edith instantly knew something was off the moment she

heard the news.

Raising an eyebrow with intrigue, she teased, “What’s that supposed to mean? Who’s been wearing that robe? Come on, bro, spill the beans or else…”

Gregory, utterly unfazed, didn’t even bother to look up. “Or else what?”

Edith smirked. “I’ll hop on the next flight home and take my son with me.”

Stripping him of his backup, she was playing hardball.

Putting his work aside, Gregory lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply. “Jane was here last night.”

Edith gasped. “That’s quick progress, isn’t it?”

Already in bathrobes!

“Bullcrap.”

Gregory cursed with a laugh, then got back on track. “She was drugged, almost certainly by Bella’s daughter.”

He had made a few calls right after Jane had left the previous night to check the guest listy of the party.

It was a who’s who of the entertainment world, and the only person Jane knew there was Bella.

Bella’s care for Jane seemed genuine.

The only possible culprit left was Summer.

“Bella’s daughter?”

Edith puzzled. “Does she have a beef with Jane?”

“Two years ago, the fake that Dorothy Myers brought in to replace Lilliana? That was her.”

daughter? Why would

you to find

“…Alright.”

the loop, Edith dropped the gossip, getting back to business: “Bella’s a tough nut to crack. Rumor has it, only her close confidante vy

Gregory frowned. “Her

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“That’s

flicked his cigarette ash. “Then think

what exactly?”

paused, then laughed in frustration. “You want me to deal with her agent?”

ways of talking. Isn’t this your

“Alright, wait and see. And don’t forget,

“Deal.“”

“I’ll cover your

“Thanks, boss!”

then grew contemplative, cautiously probing, “How’s your mood been lately? What does

a friend of hers, though not

Gregory extinguished his

as Jane doesn’t provoke him, like she did last night, he

nothing happened between you and Jane last night?”

“…Not really.”

had kissed him. Does that

nestled into his embrace,

cascading down, creating a stark

she breathed in

one glance was enough to

in the end, he had restrained himself…

she’d regret it once sober.

her

body, utterly and

last night to ask

such discomfort Gregory

was completely focused on suppressing his own

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