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?"

altogether and focusing back on Keira,

could cut in again,

turned to Keira. "Honestly, how rude is she? I mean, they haven't

"Technically, this is the

waved it off, "Well, that's irrelevant. You're married to Lewis now, so what's his is yours, and what's yours is

rubbed her forehead, feeling a little

his eyes slightly and turned to the butler. "Prepare

At the Cobb residence.

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

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

"Whatever, the point is,

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

"Got it!"

handed the phone back to Ryan and headed for the door. She paused midway

froze for a

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

even already, her achievements would far surpass those of most

to Ellie. Instead,

of giving her one of my custom pearl necklaces. I ordered two—perfect timing.

added, "I'll make sure to wear mine whenever she wears hers, just to annoy

Ryan remained silent.

been listening to their conversation from

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