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, "So, Ms. Olsen, we'll come over tomorrow at noon. Our

Erin could cut in again,

they haven't even gotten our permission, and

gently reminded her, "Technically, this

You're married to Lewis now, so what's his is yours, and what's yours is mine, right?

her forehead, feeling

narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to the butler. "Prepare the

At the Cobb residence.

to Ryan with a big smile. "Done!

how it sounded from

point is, are you

up empty-handed. After all, they helped us in

"Got it!"

for the door. She paused

for

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

maybe even already, her achievements would far surpass those of

all that to Ellie. Instead, he simply deflected, "What gift are you

of giving her one of my custom pearl

and added, "I'll make sure to wear

Ryan remained silent.

been listening to their

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