Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 226

Chapter 226 The Board Meeting

"Hypnosis? Like snapping your fingers, and I'd laugh or cry on command?

"Have you lost it, Eva? Did you catch whatever Leonard's got?" Julian looked at me like I had. completely lost my mind.

I pouted and pulled out my phone.

"Look at this, this is Amelia. Notice how her whole look is practically identical to mine from before?"

"And you think she's mimicking you to make Leonard believe she's actually you?" Julian glanced at the phone, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

I nodded vigorously.

If Leonard's nerves weren't physically damaged, could he have been manipulated, maybe through some form of hypnosis or suggestion? Sure, it sounded far-fetched, but wasn't art supposed to imitate life?

He gave me a deadpan look, clearly not buying it. After scrolling through the photos on my phone, he handed it back.

"Has Amelia studied psychology?".

I shook my head.

"Did she somehow predict that Leonard would get injured?"

Another head shake.

she secretly some kind of

my eyes at

into it. For

the pile of documents on his desk, I bit back my

like tabloid gossip, the situation had put

bad decisions he'd made for the company, amplifying his

ranged from frustration

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celeb who tanked the show! We lost everything." "He took his mistress on their anniversary while his wife made

father disowning his child?

Harmon Group's CEO is this corrupt, do you think his buildings are safe to live in?

easy to spot the trolls stirring the pot, but Leonard had crossed a line with the public. Some of Harmon Group's employees began leaking stories, confirming his abuse of power to benefit his side flings. I didn't need to check to know the

extinguish

Senior remained suspiciously silent. He made no statements defending Leonard and made no attempts to clean up the

broke, and just as I was finally discharged from the hospital

attend the board

the call ended, I

demanding answers. The stock's downward spiral was hitting their pockets, and

I made my way to