Chapter 1231

Coleman's eyes glinted. "Aurora, are you sure about this information? Could Rachel be lying, or maybe... Joshua is a con artist who duped both Rachel and you?"

"I've considered that possibility," Aurora said, "which is why I kept this from you while I worked to verify it. Joshua was the one who helped Rachel forge medical records and bribe doctors to deceive Haynes O'Brien. Without his help, Rachel never could have pulled it off. Also..."

Aurora listed several other feats that would have been impossible for Rachel and Stella Cameron to accomplish on their own.

Finally, she added, "And when Stella suddenly came up with enough capital to acquire the Pearce Group, I suspect that was Joshua's doing as well. All signs point to him being the head of the Gardner family."

Israel chimed in, "So, Joshua, the esteemed head of a powerful family, is content to play bodyguard for Stella? What's his angle? Is he running some kind of long con?"

Aurora replied. "He's likely aiming to

made sense. Unlike Leonard Lerman, Aurora didn't believe Foreman Richards was behind the cargo heist; she was convinced it was

something. "Aurora, I remember you're quite good friends with Adah Gardner. Has she never

friends and was never one

we first met, but Joshua

a matter of chance. While the Gardners were reclusive, they weren't entirely

infamous curse. Aurora had met Adah right around the time the previous head of the

girl of Adah's standing

one wanted to befriend her, or even speak to her, fearing she might suddenly have a


on a few occasions, and Adah quickly came to see her as a dear friend

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