Camilla's grip tightened around her phone, but she made her choice without a second of hesitation.
Pamela's hostility toward Dahlia was far too dangerous. There was no way Dahlia could withstand that kind of malice on her own, and Camilla refused to leave her friend to face the wolves.
Jeniffer had overheard enough of the call to get the gist. Without asking unnecessary questions, she already knew what Camilla was going to do. She hooked her arm through Camilla's. "Where are we going? I'll be your bodyguard."
Camilla didn't turn down the offer; she immediately gave her the address of the Adams estate.
With Jeniffer behind the wheel, Camilla stubbornly spent the drive trying to contact her former suppliers again.
The results were the same. Every single one of them was dodging her, sending her calls straight to voicemail.
Knowing it was pointless to keep trying, Camilla tossed her phone onto the seat in frustration.
Glancing at Camilla's tense expression through the rearview mirror, Jeniffer spoke up. "I feel like all of this is way too bizarre. Lance just left for Silvania, and that woman on the phone was trying to bait you into going there too. Do you think it's connected?
The timing, the location... it can't be a coincidence."
Jeniffer's observation made Camilla's expression darken further.
Sarah and Pamela moved in the same social circles. Even though the Gates family wasn't in the same league as the Charles family, it was entirely possible the two women had crossed paths privately.
Not to mention, Sarah had always loved putting on a humble act; she had purposefully chosen Shirley—a girl from an ordinary background—as her best friend.
Considering that, forming an alliance with Pamela wasn't out of the question.
"We'll find out if it's a coincidence soon enough," Camilla said.
She couldn't afford to panic while Dahlia's situation was still up in the air, but she still felt like an invisible, inescapable net was closing in around her.
The tangled threads of the conspiracy choked her thoughts, making it impossible to see the big picture.
Meanwhile, at the Adams estate, Dahlia had indeed returned with Magee.
Mr. Adams had personally called her the night before, claiming he wanted to discuss her engagement to Magee.
Magee had been treating Dahlia wonderfully lately, and she had even had pleasant video calls with his mother.



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