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Finished.

“I don’t need to understand! I just need to collect my dividends. Isn’t that enough?”

“You!” Yardley was so furious that he momentarily lost the ability to speak.

“Tessie, think carefully. The shareholders of Sinclair Corp are all ruthless. How could a young girl like you possibly stand against them?” Lila put on a motherly facade, her expression gentle yet insincere.

“Dying at their hands is still better than dying at yours!

“You…” Lila nearly exploded with rage.

“Fine! If you think you’re so capable now, I won’t interfere anymore. But you’d better guard those shares with your life. If you end up losing everything and dragging yourself down with it, don’t come crying to

us.”

“Even if I’m left with nothing, I’ll never seek you out.”

Tessa grabbed the file folder and turned on her heel, walking away without hesitation.

“How did I give birth to such a worthless disgrace?” Lila seethed, slamming a cup onto the table, sending shards flying.

Winona, who had been silently observing, took the opportunity to chime in sweetly, “Mom, she won’t be smug for long.”

“Exactly. She won’t be smug for long. What’s 20 percent of the shares worth, anyway? Once you marry into the Thunder Pack’s alpha, the Lawson family, you’ll have anything you desire.” The lady of the Lawson family adored Winona. If not for her being underage, the woman would have long since married her off to

her son.

For years, Lila had meticulously groomed Winona to become the future Luna of the Thunder Pack.

“That’s right.” Winona lifted her chin with pride.

The Thunder Pack was the second–largest pack in Navoris. Connor Lawson, the youngest son of the Lawson family, was not only strikingly handsome and immensely powerful but also the most promising heir to the alpha position.

once liked Connor. In the end, the only woman who would

file folder in her hands and

and the others had ever

what they failed to realize was

elaborate performances just to obtain them. What an utterly

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we stop?” the driver asked

exactly why

“No. Follow her slowly.”

Finished

nothing more. The car rolled forward at a incasured pace, never losing

unaware of

the sky darkened and rain began to pour that she finally

“Stop the car.”

toward her without hesitation before sweeping her into his

looked up in shock, meeting his striking gaze. “What are

“To bring you home.”

into the car. The downpour drenched them both, rainwater trickling from their hair and

“Wisteria Apartment,” he instructed.

adding a few drops of essential oil before stepping out

think you’re getting a little

looped her arms

Landon set her

want to lift a

“No need.”

before made Tessa’s face flush. She shoved him out of the room, leaning against the door as her

alpha of the Nightshade Pack, he treated her with such unwavering

said from the other side. The weather had shifted so suddenly, the autumn rain. bringing

of her damp clothes and eased into

drawing

allowing her to Soak as

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