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."

brought her back. She plots against you and now against Mrs. Spencer. She's a burden to the

own daughter, but now she noticed Nick's dark wish for her daughter's demise. Doubts

Nick had influence over the three major appraisal firms in Shagrity. That's

her here, and she's

Wendy. "Our family problems are one thing, but Easton has it tough dealing with Natalie every

she realized Nick was trying to get Easton to

had left Easton when he was injured and disabled. If she hadn't run off, she

Natalie. It used to not bother

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

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