Keira was a little startled when she received the call.

The Gill family had already reached out the moment they heard from Ryan about continuing their collaboration, so why was Ryan calling now? Had he figured out she'd manipulated him?

As she wondered about this, she coughed lightly and glanced at Lewis.

Truth be told, it was her first time pulling off a scheme like this, and she felt a little guilty.

Lewis, noticing her hesitation, took the phone from her hand, giving her a side-eye. He didn't say a word, but the look in his eyes was clear: Really? You're nervous over this?

Clearly, Lewis was a seasoned veteran in the business world.

Calm and collected, he put the phone on speaker. Ellie's bright voice came through, "Ms. Olsen, you saved my brother and me! Our family would love to visit you to thank you in person and clear up any misunderstandings. Would that be alright?"

Keira heard every word, as did Lewis, who kept the call on speaker

She raised an eyebrow, about to respond when Erin suddenly appeared behind her and shouted, "No way!"

Ellie responded immediately, "I'm asking Ms. Olsen, not you!"

Erin scoffed, "Really? Since when were you and my cousin so close?"

"Your cousin? You're from the South family. What's that got to do with her?"

Erin sneered, "She and I are related. You tell me, what do you think that means?"

back on Keira, "So, Ms. Olsen, we'll come over tomorrow

Erin could cut in

is she? I mean, they

gently reminded her, "Technically, this is the

so what's his is yours, and what's yours is

forehead, feeling a

turned to the

At the Cobb residence.

up and turned to Ryan with a big

"That's not how it sounded from the conversation I just

the point is, are you coming

empty-handed. After all, they helped us in such a

"Got it!"

Ryan and headed for the door. She paused midway and turned around. "Hey, why

froze for

Keira before, just a few phone calls here and there, so he'd saved her number like any other. But, for some reason, as he was typing in her name, her face popped into his mind—young, composed, her

or maybe even already, her achievements would far surpass those of

to explain all that to Ellie. Instead, he simply

one of my custom

grinned and added, "I'll make sure to wear mine whenever she wears

Ryan remained silent.

to their conversation from the side, clenched

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