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Ethan’s headache was getting worse.
Before he could say anything, Lillian spoke again. “Ethan, does this mean I can’t be discharged?”
“Of course you
u can. Just wait a little longer<b>.</b>”
But about Verdant Vi…”
“The owner isn’t selling. I’ll find you somewhere else.”
As far as Verdant Vi went, <b>Ethan </b>had given up.
He hadn’t told Lillian that Ste was living there, and that the house’s owner was the man behind Ste now.
With that kind of backing, no matter what price he offered, he probably wouldn’t be able to get it.
“Oh… I see,” Lillian replied, her voice tinged with disappointment. Weak from illness, she sounded even more delicate and pitiful.
But what was really on her mind was the bet she’d made with Ste–and Ste’s smugness back then-
So now Ethan was telling her <b>she’d </b>never be moving in there? Lillian felt like she <b>couldn’t </b>breathe.
Jason came back with the contract in hand.
“I’ve got something I need to deal with. I’ll call youter,” Ethan said quickly.
Right now, meeting with the Luke family’s representative was the priority.
With Louis in the picture, they couldn’t afford to dy
Without waiting for Lillian’s reply, Ethan hung up.
Back at the hospital, Lillian stared at her phone, her expression sinking fast.
He’d hung up on her.
Susan walked out of the bathroom. “Did you get through to Ethan?”
“I did. He hung up on me.”
<b>Susan’s </b>face tightened with displeasure.
What <b>was </b>Ethan trying to say with <b>that </b>attitude?
Madeline had said some terrible things earlier, but Susan still believed they couldn’t afford to lose Ethan.
If things really ended between Lillian and Ethan, what was going to happen to Lillian?
Now Ethan <b>was </b>even hanging up on her what was that <b>supposed </b>to mean?
Did you two <b>have </b>a fight? Were you <b>pressuring </b>him too <b>much </b>about Verdant Vi?”
Verdant Vi <b>was </b><b>worth </b>a fortune, and using it <b>as </b>a <b>recovery </b>home for Lillian would definitely cause tension on the Keene
ude
And considering how the canceled engagement with Ste had already made the Keene elders ufortable, <b>this </b>would
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He had made <b>that </b>promise. And now <b>that </b>he couldn’t deliver, she was the one upsetting him<b>? </b>
Finished
Thinking of Ste’s smug face, she <b>could </b>already imagine how the girl would mock her–and that one million she lost <b>in </b><b>the </b>betl
Back when <b>she </b>had made that bold wager, had Ste already known she wouldn’t be able to move
The more she <b>thought </b>about it, the darker her expression grew. Even her breathing started to hitch.
Things weren’t going any better at the hospital, where Susan and Lillian were clearly not having a good time. Ethan hadn’te by again, and neither had Jonathan.
Back when Lillian was first admitted, both Jonathan and <b>Ethan </b><b>used </b>to stop by at least once a day.
But now, neither of them had shown up in two days.
What they didn’t <b>know- </b>
The Reed Group wasn’t <b>doing </b>well <b>either</b>. After returning from a meeting with Honest Corp. Jonathan had finally figured everything out.
He said to Patrick, “It’s Sterling Global.”
The CEO of Honest Corp had been Jonathan’s old ssmate. When Jonathan exined what he needed, the man asked him. straight out if they had crossed Sterling Global
“Sterling Global?” Patrick repeated.
Jonathan nodded. “Yes.”
Patrick frowned, ncing at him in confusion. “When did we ever get on their bad side?”
As far as he could remember, the Reed Group had barely interacted with Sterling <b>Global</b>.
Thatpany had only been around for a couple of years, but its size and reach were already far beyond what the Reed. Group could match.
Jonathan looked grim,
On the way <b>back</b>, he’d been thinking about it nonstop.
And the more he thought<b>, </b>the worse his expression became.
He looked <b>at </b>Patrick. “We might not have wronged them directly, but things with Ste have been really <b>tense </btely.”
He remembered <b>how </b>he <b>and </b>Ethan had tried to shut down Ste’s studio.
They’d gone around to <b>every </b>one of her business partners, trying to pressure them.
Not a single ope <b>had </b>agreed.
<b>And </b>when they contacted Sterling Global, the response had been particrly arrogant.
“What do <b>you </b>mean” Patrick asked.
“Ste has close ties to Sterling Global They pretty much outsource all their design work to her, Jonathan exined.
So now, with Sterling Global sabotaging the Reed Group from behind the scenes, there was no way Ste wasn’t connected.
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