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.

tapped the table in a steady beat,

simply smiled at

you two haven't had kids, right? The gic history in Melanie's family is troubling. Her mom had cancer. You wouldn't want a child with those risks,

words made my

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

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

seemed indifferent, which left

not still hung up on her, are you?

Neither did I.

chuckled, his fingers idly

Galen Brown I mentioned last time? He's

told you, he

that's news to me. But when Melanie's grandfather passed, he left a nice little

that first pot of gold into a fund for her. If I had to guess, Galen Brown's managing

was news to

family get a

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