Chapter 111 Lines Crossed

Jonathan let out a tight breath. “We can’t shut her studio down. Her partners are all backing her.”

Susan stared at him. “What?”

“I’m serious. Let’s drop it. No point wasting more time on this,” he muttered. Just bringing up Stella’s studio made his

expression sour.

This whole ordeal made one thing painfully clear–these days in Rivermount, the Reed family just didn’t hold the same power it once did.

And not just

the Reeds–even the Keenes.

Ethan had tried pulling strings through the Keene Group to cut off Stella’s partnerships. But not a single company had taken.

the bait.

“Forget it. Let’s go check on Lillian,” Jonathan said, brushing it off as he turned and walked toward Lillian’s hospital room.

Susan stood frozen in place, furious, She gave a sharp stomp, then hurried after them.

Susan stood frozen, fuming. Then, with a frustrated stomp, she chased after them down the hallway.

Inside the hospital room, Lillian was still on the phone.

The moment Jonathan opened the door, her voice exploded across the room. “Fine! Then we’ll go to prison together!”

behind him,

So did Susan.

of them stood there in stunned silence

stared right back,

No one spoke.

was broken by a voice from

Madarn Alice really that important to him? I’ve already come here twice,” Stella said, clearly

important,”

wanted to come in the first place–especially knowing she’d have to

Ethan, and Susan

the three of them too. But neither of them said a

back. She couldn’t wait to

and whispered, “What’s up with them?

calmly, “Pretty sure

“From Lillian?”

was no one else in the room but Lillian. And yet somehow, the woman who was supposedly seriously ill had managed to scare the life out of

must’ve overheard

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to the way Lillian had tried to provoke her–pressuring her

looked at Abel again, something sharper flickering in her

over. “Ms.

“Look into Lillian. I want

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the things she said–Stella couldn’t shake the feeling that something was

gave a

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