After the New Year's Eve Tragedy Her Icy Return novel Chapter 135

Chapter 135 Leverage

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Caroline quickened her pace as she headed toward the building, worried that if she left now, Maia might be bullied by Helen again.

She didn’t waste a second wondering how Helen had found out where she lived.

Time was slipping away. She needed to get back, repack the meals, and deliver them to Sherwood Group before it got too late.

Helen watched Caroline disappear into the building. Then, without thinking too hard about it, she followed.

She was determined to find out if Caroline was living with that older man.

But just as she reached the foot of the condominium, her phone rang.

It was a call from her father. Helen stopped in her tracks. Her hand tightened around the phone. Was he calling to yell at her?

While she hesitated, she looked up again–and Caroline and Maia were already gone.

Frustrated, Helen stomped her foot. The phone kept ringing, and she had no choice but to pick up.

“Hello, Dad. What’s up?”

There was a short pause on the other end. Then came Edwin’s gruff voice, tinged with frustration. “I called you so many times yesterday. Why didn’t you answer? You didn’t even return my calls!”

Helen bit her lip. She decided to tell the truth. “Uncle Liam called me yesterday. Said the company’s in trouble and asked me to return as a designer to help get through the rough patch. I figured you were calling about the same thing, so I didn’t call back.”

That excuse made sense, and Edwin didn’t scold her further. He went straight to the point. “Did you do something that embarrassed the Graysons? Is that why they kicked you out?”

He was half–convinced about the whole thing, not entirely sure if Caroline was telling the truth. But the moment that video came to mind, panic crept in, and he couldn’t stop his thoughts from spiraling.

Helen felt a chill run down her spine. How did he know about this?

Since it was already out, she saw no point in hiding anything. Her voice softened into something pitiful. “Teresa found out I can’t cook. She said I was useless and kicked me out. But it was just her. Linden still wants to be with me. You don’t have to worry about this, Dad.”

Edwin grumbled, “Seriously? That Teresa is too much. The Graysons have all the money in the world, and she’s fussing about whether her daughter–in–law can cook? Even we hired maids, and we’re nowhere near as rich as they are!”

He scoffed. “I bet that whole ‘we’ll pay you to cook line was just for show. Rich folks … the richer they are, the more calculating they get.”

“Tell me about it,” Helen muttered, full of grievance. She had walked into the Graysons household full of hope and joy, and within days, she was out the door..

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