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?"

focusing back on Keira, "So, Ms. Olsen, we'll

in again, Ellie

is she? I mean, they haven't even

reminded her, "Technically, this is the Horton

now, so what's his

forehead, feeling

the butler.

At the Cobb residence.

up and turned to Ryan with a big smile. "Done! They're

eyebrow. "That's not how it sounded from the

is, are you

down. "We can't show up empty-handed. After all, they helped us in

"Got it!"

phone back to Ryan and headed for the door. She paused midway and turned around. "Hey, why did you save her number

for a

Keira before, just a few phone calls here and there, so he'd saved her number like any other. But, for some reason, as

achievements would

to explain all that to Ellie. Instead, he simply deflected,

attention immediately shifted, "Oh! I was thinking of giving her one of my

make sure to wear

Ryan remained silent.

listening to their conversation from the side, clenched

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