When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 143

Chapter 143



"Really?" Clyde took a sip of his coffee, his expression unreadable.

Lisa's face grew solemn. "Absolutely. My brother's a gambling addict. He's running the company but also skimming money off the top. My dad would never have involved me in the business if it weren't for the cash crunch."

"You can check it out. It's common knowledge in Ironvale. He owes Vegas millions, and right now, he's laying low abroad."

"As for my dad, he's nothing but a sanctimonious hypocrite."

"He's made plenty of enemies with his ruthless ways. When the chips are down, I'm the only one who can carry on the Crawford legacy."

In that moment, I realized I didn't know Lisa as well as I thought.

I had pegged her as a bit of an airhead, but it looks like both Clyde and I were fooled.

in a steady beat, not uttering

simply smiled

troubling. Her mom had cancer. You wouldn't want a child with those risks, would

made my heart

if the Crawfords knew about my family's history, or if

shrugged. "Doesn't matter. With today's medical advancements, even surrogacy

indifferent, which

eyes at Clyde, she said, "You're not still hung up on her, are you? Your college

Neither did I.

his fingers idly tapping

Brown I mentioned last time? He's managing a fund for

I told you, he wouldn't

Melanie's grandfather passed, he left a nice little nest

pot of gold into a fund for her. If I had to guess,

news to

did my family get