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?"

before ignoring Erin altogether and focusing back on Keira, "So, Ms. Olsen, we'll

Erin could cut in again, Ellie

they haven't even gotten our permission, and she's

her, "Technically, this is the Horton

Lewis now, so what's his is yours, and what's yours is mine, right? By blood, you're

forehead,

turned to the butler. "Prepare the house. We'll have

At the Cobb residence.

to Ryan with a big smile. "Done! They're more than happy to

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

is,

they helped us in such a big way. We

"Got it!"

the door. She paused midway and turned around. "Hey,

froze for

wasn't any particular reason. He hadn't interacted much with 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 gaze sharp, carrying a certain shrewdness. She was like

her achievements

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

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

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

Ryan remained silent.

had been listening to their conversation from the side, clenched her

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