Chapter 123 Unreliable

She sent a message to Rex, then turned to look out the window.

Lowering the car window halfway, the warm summer breeze flowed in, refreshing and soothing.

Charmaine lifted her hand slightly, letting her fingers feel the realness of it all.

It felt good to be alive.

She would reclaim everything that was taken from her, one by one–double!

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The three of them had just returned home when Milo, who had been anxiously waiting in the living room, jumped up.

“Dad, Jonah, how did it go?”

Leah followed behind, looking disheartened, muttering softly, “Milo, don’t let Chara fool you

Milo frowned at her. “What do you mean?”

Olympia and Valda turned to her, curious.

Leah bit her lip, her eyes red, nervously glancing at Jonah.

Jonah removed his gold–rimmed glasses, rubbing his tired eyes as he briefly explained what had happened.

When he finished, Valda was the first to lash out, leaning on her cane. “This is absurd! That troublemaker won’t leave our family in peace! I knew she wasn’t ready to cut ties–she’s out to bleed us dry!”

“Oh, ancestors! How did our family end up with such a jinx? If we’d known, we’d have never let her grow up!”

her lip in silence,

was grave. “She’s just a girl. She can’t stir up

Milo was not convinced.

time things like

was always just a misunderstanding

not join his family in resenting or doubting

even more.

a stern look. “Jonah will handle business matters. Stay out of it!”

turned to his downcast

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composed, observed his younger brother’s unusual behavior with curiosity. “Why are you siding with

believe

faith isn’t wise, little

you think this whole situation seems off?”

the family, she’d do it without leaving a

but stayed quiet.

I hadn’t reached out to her, she might not have even given me the hint. Don’t you think there might really be something wrong with

softly. “I had high hopes for this project initially, but after tonight, I do

leaned forward.

faint trace of helplessness on his face. “Like you,

“What?”

closely. He’s visited my office a few times, and I’ve always found something off about him. There’s greed in his eyes, plain as day. And tonight at dinner, he was too eager to please, trying to

partners like him prioritize profit over everything else and will do whatever it takes to

it.

in short–term gains, but for long–term collaboration,

“So, you also think

looked confused. “Also? When have you dealt with him?”

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