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.

once she was no longer

path led to the same dead end.

Caylee was done selling her soul

has the stories

surgery fees, she would find another

you? You’re boxing her in, making sure she’s got no choice but to stick by you.

irritation bubbling up like a pot about to boil over. “Don’t go slapping your sneaky assumptions on everyone else! You 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

Linsey’s hand a quiet squeeze, her heart swelling with gratitude. The heavy cloud of

of applause. “Well, ain’t that a heartwarming little bond you two got? Since you’re so tight, I won’t waste my breath trying to drive

smile. “In fact, you can help me out. Talk some sense into Linsey. Two weeks from now, I’m

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