Chapter

19

The night was a bit of a swelter. In the hospital's quiet halls, a small silhouette moved with purpose, slipping a pill into Emma's mouth and then fading away just as quietly.

At the Simpson residence, Jennifer and Easton were just back from their dinner. Wendy and Nick were there too, but their four sons were the type to stay away, not really contributing much.

Wendy, with Nick's assistance, was running their business, but the abrupt separation from Lance Group worried her. She was baffled by the sudden end of both their and Easton's partnerships with the Lance Group. Natalie's remarks also left her feeling uneasy. Nick, seeing Easton and Jennifer, greeted them with a fatherly smile, "Jennifer, Easton, what are the Spencer family's terms for our cooperation?"

Jennifer smirked, "Dad, Murray isn't making demands. It's just that Natalie pushed his grandma into the water, and the Spencer family wants her to bow and apologize publicly tomorrow."

anger rose as he said, "That troublemaker only causes problems. I shouldn't have brought her back. She plots against you and now

heart raced at his words. She used to join in the criticism of her own daughter, but now she noticed Nick's dark wish for her daughter's demise. Doubts clouded her

major appraisal firms in Shagrity. That's why Wendy had

casually to avoid suspicion. "Nick, you're right. Natalie doesn't fit in. I shouldn't have brought her here, and she's hurt

family problems are one thing, but Easton has it tough dealing

was trying to get Easton

he was injured and disabled. If she hadn't run off, she would've been the one

It used to

taken care of him every day, reading him reports when he couldn't see, and

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