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    More startling was the revtion that Gracie had sold Mitchell Group shares ten days ago.


    Brenna’s mind raced. Did Ethan know about this?


    After a moment’s reflection, Brenna took the elevator to the ny-ninth floor, the recording device tucked safely in her bag.


    Ethan had just stepped out of a meeting and was headed to the employee cafeteria for lunch.


    “Care to join me for a bite?” Brenna approached him.


    “Ethan!” Gracie also walked over, her smile radiant.


    Lately, with Elsa busy caring for her ailing mother, it had be difficult for Gracie to remain alone at Ethan’s ce, so she had no choice but to return to her own apartment.


    Without anyone threatening her, she found her life much more peaceful now. With a tidy fortune nestled in her bank ount, she had settled her debts and secured enough to livefortably for the rest of her life.


    Today, she was in a good mood; her project was flourishing, and even the old animosity she harbored toward Brenna had softened slightly.


    Brenna caught Gracie’s eye, her lips curving into a subtle smile. “You look like you’re in a good mood today. Has something delightfule your way?”


    Gracie felt a faint unease under her steady gaze, though she couldn’t pinpoint why.


    “My project is moving along splendidly, so I’m in high spirits,” Gracie replied, then turned to Ethan. “Shall we have lunch together?”


    Brenna realized that she couldn’t give the recording device to Ethan now.


    There was no rush, though.


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    Ethan nced at Brenna, knowing that she had alsoe here to have lunch together.


    “Sounds good,” he said, though he inwardly sighed at the prospect of a thirdpanion. Still, he couldn’t refuse Gracie because that would look rude.


    Gracie, with a hint of challenge in her eyes, turned to Brenna. “Miss Harper, you wouldn’t mind if we all dine together, would you?”


    Isabe looked at the cash stuffed in the paper bag, her mind swirling with confusion. She couldn’t fathom why Brenna was so resolute in blocking Mack’s job prospects, even going so far as to enlist the Harper family to cklist him across Shirie.


    During her lunch break, she savored a quiet meal, cherishing these rare moments of calm.


    In the afternoon, she took leave from work, determined to dig into the root of Brenna’s animosity toward Mack—a secret she suspected only Joann might know.


    Having been part of the Barrett family for just a year, Isabe wasn’t particrly close to Joann. Yet, she had noticed Brenna’s warmth toward Joann contrasted sharply with her indifference to the rest of the Barrett family, hinting at a deeper story.


    After lunch, Isabe stopped by a store to pick up some fruits and pastries tailored to an elderly person’s taste.


    She then hailed a taxi to the nursing home. From the ten thousand Brenna had given her, she set aside two thousand to offer Joann.


    Arriving at the nursing home in the afternoon, she found Joann chatting merrily with fellow residents beneath a shady tree. “Grandma!” Isabe called out with a bright smile.


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