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."

"That troublemaker only causes problems. I shouldn't have brought her back.

of her own

right; Nick had influence over the three major appraisal firms in Shagrity. That's why Wendy had to

you're right. Natalie doesn't fit in. I shouldn't have brought her here, and she's hurt Jennifer. Don't worry. She won't set foot in this house again. I won't

looked at Wendy. "Our family problems are one thing, but Easton has

was trying to get Easton to resent Natalie, possibly to help

it was Jennifer who had left Easton when he was injured and disabled. If she hadn't

family insulted Natalie. It used to not bother him,

reports when he couldn't see, and

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