Chapter 174


Chapter 174:

After dedicating over a decade to serving Caiden, she was at the brink of claiming the family fortune, and errors were not an option now. She was poised to press further, but Caiden abruptly snuffed out his cigarette and stood.

Katrina watched his retreating figure heading towards the bathroom, her expression hardening into a frosty glare.

What exactly was happening?

Caiden was unusually aloof, his demeanor casting a shadow over the evening.

As Katrina pondered his changed attitude, her seldom-used backup phone tucked away in a drawer buzzed urgently. Casting a cautious glance towards the bathroom, she retrieved the phone and stepped out onto the balcony.

“Mom, why on earth are you calling so late?”

The first time Katrina had encountered Brylee Harper, Daniela’s mother, she had spun a tragic tale of being the sole survivor of her family, desperately seeking refuge. She had implored Brylee to take her in as a maid, claiming she had nowhere else to turn.

on for over

Katrina’s mother

some money; I lost again at

thousand? Mom, try to

tales on gαℓησν??s;

And since Joyce is pregnant, take good

responded with

that you have Caiden completely captivated? What could

if anyone was behind

suggested he should pass the fortune to Joyce, he paused—a first. Why

the deepening night sky, her mind racing as a

cried out, “Mom, could he

through the phone, cutting sharply through

took her own life by jumping off

subdued, nodded her head

you’re right. I’m

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