Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 662

Chapter 662

Hooking Tanya was easy. Buying the bar? Not so much.

This place was booming every night, packed with customers. No sane owner would hand it over without a fight. I needed a different angle.

Sure, I could've looped in the Johnstons and made it a done deal. But that wasn't happening. I was done with them.

So, I called Ron. The second I finished explaining, he hit me with, "If you wanna be a boss, I'll step aside." Typical Ron-chill to the point of reckless. Giving up a cushy gig without blinking? He made life look so easy.

I laughed it off. "I'm not looking to run the place. I just don't want to pay for my drinks every time I show up."

He snorted. "Ms. Kay, the money you're thinking of dropping on this could fund your drinking habit for, like, ten lifetimes."

He teased, but then his tone shifted. "Don't be impulsive. Owning a bar isn't just a fun side hustle."

"I know what I'm doing," I cut in before he could go full dad-mode. "Just tell me if you've got any connections to the owner. If not, I'll figure it out on my own."

This wasn't a random whim. I'd thought it through. But Ron didn't need to know the details.

The fewer people who knew about my plans to the Drago family, the safer it'd be-for them and for me.

This was dangerous territory, and dragging anyone else into it wasn't an option.

"Fine, fine," Ron finally relented. "I'll see what I can do."

"Thanks, Mr. Shane."

He scoffed and hung up.

When your brain won't shut up, sleep is impossible. Whether it's nerves, excitement, or both, the result is the same: another sleepless night. Two in a row now-brutal.

understood why people complained about insomnia until now. Turns out, it's a special kind

right? It gave me time to sort through everything-and

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elegant French restaurant, Wayne raised an eyebrow when

not my birthday, and it's not some special occasion, is it?" he asked, holding

it, my mind drifted to the ties in his Houston home-and the diary

ties were

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thank-you gift," I said, keeping my tone light. "For

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watching his face like a hawk for any sign of

hinted at uncovering someone's secret.

expression stayed perfectly neutral, not a

something, he wouldn't have handed over Demi's contact info

him Demi was talking

I added, "thanks for pulling me out of

"I thought you were too drunk to remember

my call history does," I admitted, acting little sheepishly. "I didn't embarrass myself too much,

faint smile.

out the part where I'd mistaken

were you doing at a place like that? And

"Looking for company. Heard the

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