Chapter 374

The Harvey Family Dinner?

Mila picked up the invitation and glanced at it, her brows arching in surprise. What was Giselle up to this time?

She and the Harveys weren't just strangers-they couldn't stand each other.

And now they wanted her to join their family dinner?

As if they had good intentions.

Still, whatever this was about, it would be easy enough to find out. She

remembered Charlotte, who she'd sent into the Harvey household some time ago. Mila pulled out her phone, switched to a virtual number, and sent Charlotte a quick message.

The response came back in no time-a whole flood of messages, actually.

As Mila read through them one by one, her expression grew colder and colder. Her grip on the phone tightened until her knuckles went white.

"What's wrong?" Miranda, who was still trying to coax a sullen child into a better mood, noticed Mila's face and asked with concern.

Mila didn't answer right away.

She shot back a message, double-checking her words. Charlotte said she'd only overheard bits and pieces-nothing clear-but warned Mila not to attend the dinner. The Harveys were definitely up to no good, and she should be extra careful over the next few days.

turned off her phone,

after Miranda pressed her again and again that Mila finally talked about the second half of her recent trip-specifically, how she'd been chased into the woods by armed criminals. She left out one crucial detail, though: she'd accidentally trespassed

equal parts shocked and

to kill you? What is wrong with her? Is all this just for Lysander? Has she lost her

It's not like she wanted to compete for him—if Giselle was so capable, why didn't she go after Lysander herself? Why drag Mila into

Were they all crazy?

someone killed

of it. In her memory, Giselle had never struck her as someone who'd lose her mind over a man or do something this reckless. Was Giselle really willing to get her hands dirty for

Miranda pressed. "Is there any other grudge between

away Giselle's supposed 'perfect match'-after all, there had been an old family arrangement

that marriage in the first

for everything. Why couldn't Giselle focus her energy on Lysander instead of making

It was ridiculous.

nearly died because

"I'm calling the police!"

memory of that night in the forest-being hunted and nearly killed-sent a wave of anger through Mila.

you have

scowled. "If she hired hitmen, there's got to be a big, suspicious transaction somewhere. As long as the police investigate, she won't get

if you can get the police to investigate," Miranda replied. "All this information you have is hearsay, stuff Charlotte overheard. It's not strong enough to charge anyone. And even if you know Giselle's involved, it's not like she did it herself. Those thugs chased you all the way to the border-by now, they're probably long gone. If you can't find

family was backing the Harveys now at

forced herself to

the night she'd accidentally trespassed on military grounds and been interrogated for hours, Lysander's cousin Carrol Montgomery-had been informed. When she was released, she'd signed a non- disclosure agreement and

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