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Liam muttered under his breath, “A million? Where am I supposed to get that kind of money?”
He had not even paid off his last round of loans, and now there was this?
It felt like he was throwing buckets of water into a sinking ship.
Alaina did not hold back. “Honestly, I think we should just liquidate the factory this week and be done with it. At this rate, we’re not producing anything, and we’re just bleeding money.”
As far as she was concerned, as long as Edwin got that cushy job with the Graysons, she did not care what else happened.
“I’ll think about it,” Edwin replied quietly. He knew the writing was on the wall, but it still stung.
This business was something he had built with his own hands after all.
Alaina gave a quick wave of dismissal. “Suit yourself.”
To her, it was only a matter of time. Whether Edwin dragged it out a little longer or shut it down now would not make much of a difference.
Not wanting to dwell on the gloomy subject, Alaina turned to Helen, a smile playing on her lips. “So, how are things going with you and Linden lately?”
Her eyes flicked–very deliberately–to Helen’s stomach.
Helen instantly caught her meaning. She lowered her head with a bashful smile. “We’re doing well.”
She and Linden had been intimate several times now, and she was pretty sure it would not be long before there was some news.
Everything was progressing even better than she had hoped.
Once she got pregnant, she would love to see if that woman still had the nerve to mock her.
“That’s good,” Alaina said with a smile. Then, as if something had just came to mind, her face darkened. “Still, you need to be careful lately. Keep an eye on that flirt who lives in your neighborhood.”
She was talking about Caroline.
Caroline also lived in the same high–end neighborhood as Helen, so it was only natural she might bump
into Linden.
Even if she was currently chasing after an older man, who knew when she might switch gears and set her sights on Linden again?
After all, Linden was the Grayson family’s only heir, and he was still young. Alaina did not buy for a second that Caroline was not tempted.
Helen knew exactly who her mom meant, and it reminded her of something.
She smirked. “Caroline actually tried to come on to Linden, but he shut her down.”
Alaina’s eyes blazed with anger. “That girl! I knew she was after Linden! Trying to steal her cousin’s
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boyfriend–how shameless can she get?”
“That’s not even the worst of it. She told Linden she’d simply marry Blake Sherwood and leverage his influence to crush the Graysons if he didn’t want her.” Helen then glanced at her mom. “Do you think the Sherwoods are really wealthier than the Graysons?”
If Linden had not told her himself, she would have never believed anyone in Kingville was more powerful than the Graysons.
Alaina replied, “I’ve heard of the Sherwoods. They’ve got money, for sure, but I doubt they’re ahead of the Graysons. People love to blow things out of proportion, so it’s hard to know what’s true.”
At that, Edwin finally chimed in, “You’re too naïve. The Sherwoods are in a completely different league than the Graysons.”
Both Helen and Alaina turned toward him.
Helen asked, confused, “What do you mean, Dad?”
Edwin explained, “The Sherwoods practically own half the businesses in Kingville. They’re not just wealthy -they’re powerful. One word from them, and every top figure in the city comes running”
Then, something Helen said earlier clicked in his mind. His eyes narrowed. “Helen, did you just say Caroline wants to marry Blake Sherwood? Does she really know him?”
If Caroline really did know Blake, then maybe there was still hope for the company.
If he was willing to speak up on their behalf, they might not only survive this crisis but also secure a steady flow of new business.
Helen was still caught up in her thoughts, trying to process what her dad had just said, so she did not catch his question at first.
“Helen?” She snapped back to attention when her dad called her name again. “Yeah, Dad? What is it?”
Edwin’s face tightened. “What were you thinking about just now? I asked if Caroline actually knows Blake.”
He was skeptical.
He dealt with people from all walks of life and worked with plenty of companies, yet he had never met Blake–only heard his name mentioned in conversations.
Caroline, though? She was a nobody from the lower rungs of society.
However, since Helen had mentioned it, he had to check.
He could not afford to let a possible lifeline slip by.
Helen hesitated, then said, “Lthink it might be that older man she’s living with.”
She had not been sure before, but after hearing her dad describe how influential the Sherwoods were, things started to click.
No wonder Caroline had been so quick to drop Linden for that guy.
That man was actually way more powerful than Linden, and wealthier too.
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Edwin frowned. “But didn’t you say he’s over 50? Blake can’t be that old.”
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