When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 135

Chapter 135



"Half a billion dollars?"

My jaw dropped. Was Lisa some kind of angel? Half a billion?

Eliana reached over, pushing my jaw back up with a smirk.

"The Crawfords have quite the appetite, so it's no surprise they haven't found a suitable match for a merger."

“And let's be real, her cozying up to Clyde, it's pretty obvious what she's after. The Mrs. Patterson title is worth way more than a few hundred million, right?"

"So, you better take care of yourself, secure your golden goose, and don't forget to give me that discount on the restaurant redesign, okay?"

She then pulled out two bottles of vitamins from her purse, "Warren asked me to give these to you."

Holding the bottles, I felt a mix of gratitude and concern.

I hadn't known Eliana and her brother from the Chandler family for long, but they had been nothing but kind to me.

to go for your check-ups every week. You need to stay alive if you're going to keep digging. I've heard from my dad, there was something fishy about what happened to your family's business. But it was out of his field, so he didn't have much detail. Having dealt

be Gale. But why would Galen do

had been in charge of the Crawfords' accounts, so he'd be the first one to

he had moved his family abroad, I grew worried. Could he have known trouble was coming and secured a way out for his kids, just like my mom

thank you.

back by living a long and healthy life," she quipped, then kicked me under

my family's planning to

the Crawfords for you. Ironvale is their stronghold,

expecting the friends and family rate, not a penny

eagerly serving

tough and not the most tactful, but she was

family had quit to work at her family's diner in Ironvale and offered to introduce me

about some of

management practices of the

in the past,

also

a little excited.

Belongs

can tell the truth, it will be much easier to

hours discussing the project over

was dark outside. I received a call from