The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

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Chapter 46 A Mother’s Dilemma

Chapter 46 A Mother’s Dilemma

“Mrs. Munoz, may I ask if Mr. Munoz’s tax evasion is true?

“Do you know about this? Have you helped him?”

“Your eldest daughter, Harriet, is now married to Mr. Delbert. Will you seek his help in resolving this matter?”

“By the way, why haven’t we seen your second daughter, Nora? Can we ask her to come out and comment on this matter?”

The reporters bombarded Bessie with questions, each one more aggressive than the last.

As she grappled with the relentless onslaught, Bessie silently urged herself to endure through this trying time.

Since there was no bad news coming from Nora, she probably had successfully executed their plan.

Bessie could then leverage her motherly influence, and the Carlson Group’s money would flow in, making her the esteemed first lady of Meawood City.

With that secured, she would simply ignore Clifton and leave him to clean up his mess.

Clifton, lurking in the shadows, found the situation too intense. Attempting to slip away unnoticed, he was unluckily noticed by

Bessie.

“Honey, you’re back!”

followed Bessie’s line of sight and saw Clifton. Their

they immediately rushed

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unrelenting questions, he cursed Bessie under his breath. Hastily summoning his bodyguards to ward off the press, he whisked Bessie indoors.

scene across the street was

watching for a while, she went back to her car and texted Harriet.

We’re even now.]

phone aside

unfinished business

the living room, Clifton confronted Bessie angrily. “What is going

would I know? You

this. Who leaked the

and he paced back and forth.

go and ask Mr. Delbert for help,” Bessie said, annoyed by

you go to the island today? Does

with scorn. “What are you talking about? Mr. Delbert’s fiancée

on the island, I saw that Mr. Delbert

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