lock echoed through the silence, sharp

tight, waiting for f

ny shifted her hea

the sound of a turning lock was the wind

ked across her phone screen, showi

and only then noticed the cold

ord in an instant and put eve

m without hesitation, eased the d

e looked at her phone. The entire ch

ed Bethany's lips as

el and forwarded everything.

a reseller she trusted. "Help me sell this. Donate all p

her phone aside-only for footsteps to

air. When he noticed her still there, his expres

her gaze unwavering. "I'm not feeling very

ion creasing his brow. "Are yo

nctively, aiming to

fted back just far enough that his hand m

and before he could speak, Bethany slipped into the gu

acing the closed door, a knot of unease formi

.

, Brodie was summoned

distance, Bethany's eyes opened. She was

preparing to step out, her phone

rved faintly befo

a party last night, and I swear I saw Brodie! He was with a woman, acting way t

ning to divorce him," Bethany rep

t the photo

alf. "That bastard Brodie! And who is that shameless w

ie's very first love," sai

you ought to speak up and expose them online. Let people tear t

for the right timing. Screaming and making a scene in publi

more deliberate. "Olivia, I n

ve wanted to expose Brodie's fake saint routine for y

genuine gratitude. It felt g

private apartment for me, and also look i

me," Olivia replied

.

to be met by his assistant, Callum Ma

ced it is terminating the Evergreen Pharma collaboratio

has been going smoothly." Brodie stopped m

oured so much money into this project. If the partn

ed, and he turned to Call

is Jonatha

pression shifted, and his bro

hless methods in the business world. He was known for being nearly imp

ted his sudden return, much less his decision to seize control of the Taylor Group

ve a contract without presenting a reason," Brod

they believe Evergreen Pharma has major uncertainties in the core technical stability and the later clinical data

with more force than necessary. "They approved our clinical d

ed into the chair behind the

Evergreen Pharma project. If it failed, the n

ith him myself," Brodie said, his tone clipped