When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 266

After hanging up the phone, Christine kept sneaking peeks at me like she was hiding something.

“What are you looking at me for?” I asked, puzzled.

“Do you think” she started, her voice laced with suspicion, “the investor Laura’s setting us up with could be Bryant?”

“Doubt it.”

I shook my head, even though a part of me wasn’t so sure. “He just got out of the hospital. I haven’t heard him or Kevin talking about anything like this lately.”

“Then who could it be?”

Christine was genuinely puzzled.

I didn’t have a clue either, so I simply said, “Well, we’ve already agreed to the dinner Let’s just go and see. RiverCity isn’t that large; if it’s someone we know, it’s bound to come out.”

“Fair point,” Christine agreed.

w outfit and

into a

beige wool coat before heading

Department for years, she had a knack for these social gatherings. When we arrived, a waiter

the river, offering a stunning view of the city lights reflecting off the

Christine. “You two are familiar with our guest tonight, right? I’ve got a big

the bush. “Laura, is

“Have you lost your mind? You and Ms. Webster just left the Ferguson Group. Why would they want to support a new brand

the Ferguson Group. And

of relief. If it were him, I’d have

that would mean missing out on another

“Well, I overthought it.”

keeping my history with Bryant to herself, raised an eyebrow and probed, “So, spill the beans. Which company is it?” Laura

“AFT

New York and built a financial empire in just

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jogged

its formidable wealth, having built a business empire in a short span, yet

Laura nodded. “Surprising, right?”

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