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?"

see what Kate could offer to convince me to help

the best schools abroad. Don't you want to retrieve your parents' ashes from the

thinking, I opened my office door and waved her off.

a dirty trick would hurt everyone involved. If the Hilton family would take good care of my parents' ashes I could let

high and mighty! Even if you don't do it, I know plenty of others from the orphanage who will. Then you'lHose your

parents' ashes!"

orphanage, right? But I didn't remember her well. I was too young at the time to have a clear

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

patient's file,

make my rounds,

every night. We

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