Chapter 857:

He was sending a crystal-clear message: he could plant moles right in her inner circle without her blinking.

Even if Linsey booted Caylee out now, Gorman would just slip another pawn into place, keeping his grip tight.

And if Caylee ever became dead weight, Gorman wouldn’t hesitate to pull the plug on her grandmother’s lifeline.

“Linsey, I’m so sorry…” Caylee’s voice faltered, words drying up under the weight of her guilt.

She felt naked, her shame laid bare for exploiting Linsey’s generosity. Linsey shut her eyes for a heartbeat, steadying herself, before her voice came, soft but loaded. “Caylee, level with me. How much does your grandmother’s care really cost?”

Caylee kept her head down, her voice a faint murmur as she spilled the number.

It was a jaw-dropping amount.

out of the woods yet,” Caylee added, her

more bills

she took

it hit her like a ton of bricks: Caylee had made the only call she

𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮

down, Linsey knew she would never have scraped together the cash for that surgery, not

gutted, her faith in Caylee shattered by what

spent together, Linsey couldn’t just stand there and let Caylee’s grandma suffer over

grin

at Gorman’s deal too—anything to

get it,” Linsey finally said, eyes fixed on the floor, her voice

shock. “Linsey, no way! I’m done with that, I swear. I’m not passing another word to Mr. Green,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255