Chapter 889:

Linsey sucked in a quick, shaky breath, her hand tightening around Caylee’s beside her. She fixed Gorman with a glacial stare as he lounged there, smug as ever. “You planned this whole thing, didn’t you? You wanted me to lose faith in Caylee, so I would feel helpless and rely on you.”

She paused, letting her thoughts settle before continuing. “If I really cut Caylee loose, you’d stop footing the bill for her grandma’s surgery, wouldn’t you? Because by then, she’d be no use to you.”

Caylee’s heart clenched.

Deep down, she had known it from the start—agreeing to Gorman’s demands had set her on a road with no good exits.

If she had said no from the jump, she would never have scraped together the money for her grandma’s surgery, nor would she have made it to Grester with Linsey.

would eventually wash her hands of her, fed up with the betrayal. And once she was no longer Linsey’s assistant, she would have nothing to offer Gorman. He would cut off the surgery

the same dead end. It was only a

was done selling her soul to

the stories

for her grandma’s surgery fees, she would find another way to make

just talking to Caylee, aren’t you? You’re boxing her in, making sure she’s got no choice but to stick by you. You know as long as Caylee works for you, I’ll

think we’re all as calculating as you? We’re not playing those games! I trust Caylee because I know her. She’s been by my side for years, and I’ve got a better read on

her heart swelling with gratitude. The heavy cloud of gloom

his hands, a mocking show of applause. “Well, ain’t that a heartwarming little bond you

fact, you can help me out. Talk some sense into Linsey. Two weeks from now, I’m throwing the wedding I’ve planned for her. I’m hoping she’ll slip into

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