Stewart didn't bat an eye. "You know perfectly well-your mother and I are business partners, nothing more."

"Boring." Vernon's face was stone cold as he muttered, "Adults are all messed up. My mom's crazy, and so are you."

Stewart frowned. "Watch your mouth."

"I'm just telling the truth. My mom's nuts, Galen. If you let her get her hooks in you, you're doomed." With that, Vernon stalked off down the hall.

Stewart watched him go, pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration.

...

Back at Pearbrook Mansion, Briony handed Lori off to Marlene.

She and Maynard had to rush to Westerhaven on short notice.

Their latest investment a big-budget film-had run into trouble. The lead actress, a rising star from Starlight Studios, had been injured in an on-set stunt. Now she was in the hospital, and no one knew how serious it was yet.

This movie was a major production. Starlight Studios was the primary investor, and their own rising star was the lead. Shooting was almost finished, but this kind of accident, so close to the end, was a disaster for the company.

If they couldn't handle it quickly, the losses would be massive.

apart by car, so Maynard told his assistant to

they arrived at

fractured lower leg.

the fracture, there were no catastrophic

was squarely on Starlight Studios

lead at this stage would be outrageously expensive, and finding

Maynard decided to organize an online meeting with the other

assistant approached. "Ms. Kensington, Mr.

and Maynard exchanged

VIP

Maynard

two chairs for them, but

the injured actress, tried to sit up as soon as she saw them. Briony stopped her. "Don't move. Just talk from

her eyes red-rimmed. "Ms. Kensington, I'm so sorry. I messed up. This is

an accident, Madeleine. No one blames you." Briony had always liked this twenty-five-year-old-dedicated, talented,

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