Chapter 161

Isadora held the file folder in her hands but didn't open it right away.

Deanna took a sip of her tea, watching her. "Go ahead. Take a look."

After a long pause, Isadora finally opened the folder and pulled out a document and a small recording device.

Deanna's voice reached her ears:

"This document gives you thirty percent of The Vaughan Group's shares. From this moment on, you're the largest shareholder."

"And this recording—well, it's a conversation between your dear friend Nanette's cheating boyfriend and another woman. If this gets out, I'm sure Nanette's name will be cleared, and she'll get her life back."

Isadora's fingers were icy and stiff as she gripped the papers, though deep down, she almost wanted to laugh.

The Fitzgerald family matriarch was every bit as formidable as the rumors suggested.

She'd dug into Isadora's background with surgical precision-right down to knowing exactly what Isadora wanted most.

Without a second thought, Isadora stuffed everything back into the folder.

her gaze at Deanna, whose smile remained warm and grandmotherly. Isadora's own voice was clear but edged

set her teacup on the table,

a few women in his life-especially a man like my

don't mind if you stay by his side, but let me remind you: The Fitzgerald Group

understand your

swept through

exactly

woman in the shadows, the mistress who

that be simpler?" Deanna shook her head. "You don't understand. A gentle warning is always more effective than an outright command.

the strained relationship with his grandfather, if I

couldn't even remember

to glare at her, and she wanted nothing more than to

fridge and drained it in a single gulp. The chill hit her

Isadora opened her laptop and

Then she called Nanette.

other end, Nanette

I

of Halley. It's pretty clear-he was just playing you. If

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