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Jonah, having decided to abandon the project earlier than Willard, was far calmer in the aftermath.

Suddenly, he spoke up. “Honestly, Dominic has a point. Maybe they won the bid because of Charmaine. If we’d listened to Milo’s suggestion earlier, we might have saved ourselves some trouble.”

Leah, already feeling isolated, paled even further, her hope for comfort fading.

Willard, his annoyance palpable, snapped, “If that’s the case, why didn’t she say something sooner? What a two–faced brat!”

Olympia chimed in. Her tone was equally bitter. “Exactly! The Crosses didn’t even participate in the bidding this time–they must have had inside information. If Charmaine had told us earlier, would we have wasted all this time?”

“She doesn’t care about us–just outsiders!” Valda fumed, her anger mounting.

Jonah sighed helplessly, finding their grievances unreasonable but choosing not to argue.

Amid the heated conversation, Leah’s resentment deepened, and her dark thoughts focused squarely on Charmaine.

Who does she think she is?

Her nails dug into her palms, the sharp sting barely registering as her hatred simmered.

to let her skip the

victory,

your face off, but now? You’re so cute I

clearly been brainwashed by Leah.”

the mention of Leah, Celeste could not

her face earlier? She

as if something was missing, she sighed. “Seriously, why didn’t she go in

voice calm. “Even if she had gone in, she wouldn’t side with the Reads. She’s all about keeping

Jonah had refused to work with Bennett, there was no way Leah would jeopardize her position within the Nelsons for something as small as this

was not stupid, and Celeste suddenly pieced it together. “Oh,

grinning. “Charmaine, you’re really smart. With a friend like

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eyebrow, feigning confusion. “When did we become friends?

memo.”

exaggerated hug. “Stop pretending to

shameless enthusiasm, knowing

makeup today. And

breaking into mild confusion.

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