Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

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.

not out of the woods yet,” Caylee added, her voice rough and

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she took in

hit her like a ton of bricks: Caylee

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would never have scraped together the cash for that surgery, not with her own

gutted, her faith in Caylee shattered by what she had

couldn’t just stand there

self-mocking grin tugged at her

had been in Caylee’s shoes, she would have jumped at Gorman’s deal too—anything to keep the last piece of her world from slipping

eyes fixed on the floor, her voice flat. “You can keep working for

no way! I’m