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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.

Connor. In the end, the only woman who

glanced at the file folder in her hands and let out a

Yardley and the

was that these

threatened, and put on elaborate performances just to obtain them. What

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should we stop?” the driver

knew exactly why Landon had

“No. Follow her slowly.”

Finished

more. The car rolled forward at a incasured pace,

thought, completely unaware of

until the sky darkened and rain began to

“Stop the car.”

stepped out, striding toward her without hesitation before

in shock, meeting his striking gaze. “What

“To bring you home.”

car. The downpour drenched them both,

“Wisteria Apartment,” he instructed.

the bathtub with warm water adding a few drops of essential oil

you’re getting a little too

looped her arms around his

the bathroom, Landon set her down

to lift

“No need.”

bathing her before made Tessa’s face flush. She shoved him

he treated her with such

side. The weather had

damp clothes and eased into the

her, drawing a

in comfort. The bathtub maintained its temperature, allowing her to Soak

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