Kate offered, "I've got a proposition for you."

When she said it, I almost burst out laughing. "How could we possibly work together? Weren't you afraid I'd snatch Claude from you?"

She snorted coldly, "Claude can only rise again with the support of my family. If I figure out who's been undermining Claude, my family will go to war against them, no matter the cost."

I was curious. "And what do you want from me?"

"You grew up in an orphanage, didn't you? Coincidentally, my estranged sister, who grew up in the same orphanage, has returned from abroad today. She's engaged to a guy from the Hilton family. But I can't stand her. All you need to do is show up at the Goodwin family dinner and expose her as an orphan. That's it."

I couldn't help but smirk, crossing my arms. "Kate, you're so naive. What's in it for me?"

Kate could offer to convince me to help

of a Hilton. If her reputation takes a hit, won't the Hilton family do everything to clean up her mess? After all, they value her highly. Alan even paid for her to attend the best schools abroad. Don't you want to retrieve your parents' ashes from the

I opened my office door and waved her off. "Don't let the door

I could let bygones be bygones. Besides, my parents died

don't be so high and mighty! Even if you don't do it, I know plenty

parents' ashes!"

door shut. Kate emphasized her half-sister grew up in our orphanage, right? But I didn't remember her well. I was too young at the time to have

heard Max's voice with a hint of warmth. He saw me as he

a patient's

make my rounds, stopping

to me, "This patient is in agony every night. We wanted to give him a painkiller

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