Ms. Escape Marrying to Run Fighting to Rise novel Chapter 166

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Chapter 166 Another Scheme

He shut himself inside his study and never let anyone cross the door again.

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Curtis’s mother wasn’t his father’s choice. She was handpicked by the Lincoln patriarch himself to keep the Lincoln bloodline going.

There had never been love between those two. Not even close.

Back then, Curtis’s father, Michael Lincoln, spent 500 million dollars on a bracelet to stage a perfect act for the cameras. The whole thing was just smoke and mirrors.

That kind of fake marriage always rotted from the inside.

Curtis had been born right in the middle of that rot.

“After his mom got pregnant, his dad disappeared,” Danielle said. “Harold told the world he’d died. But he didn’t.” She smiled, like she was peeling open a secret. “I know you’ve been digging into Curtis, Matthew. You want to track down his father and use his new family’s kids to fight Curtis for the Lincolns‘ inheritance.”

Matthew didn’t say a word. She had hit the truth square on.

He wanted to use Michael’s second family to rip everything out from under Curtis.

Once Curtis lost the Lincoln Group’s shield, Matthew could take Adriana back.

“I know where Michael is,” Danielle said, her tone calm but full of bait.

Matthew’s eyes narrowed. “Then say it. What do you want?”

“I’ll tell you without a deal,” she said. “All I ask is that we work together. Curtis is a bomb waiting to blow. If we take him down together, we both stay safe.”

Curtis had gone too far. His revenge hit Danielle and Chandler’s company so hard it nearly killed it.

They didn’t care much about the business itself. What they wanted was the Barton fortune and control of the Barton Group. But with Curtis standing in their way, both Danielle and Chandler were terrified the whole plan could collapse.

“Fine,” Matthew said, leaning back into the couch. The glass in his hand caught the light as he turned it lazily. His eyes stayed on Danielle. “Go ahead. Tell me where he’s hiding.”

“He’s in Haldoria,” Danielle said, her tone calm. “Right where it borders Hillcrest City. There’s a little fishing village there.” She scribbled something on the back of a photo and slid it across the

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table.

Matthew froze for a second. That name hit him. Adriana’s orphanage had been there.

The place was remote, buried so deep no one would ever think to look for it.

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“Before Curtis gets back,” Danielle said, watching his face, “you’ve still got time to make a move. You could convince his half brother to stand with you.”

Matthew picked up the photo. A crooked grin pulled at his lips.

Curtis had always believed he was alone in the world. The only son. The one heir to everything the Lincolns owned. If a brother suddenly stepped forward to challenge him for it all, Curtis wouldn’t be able to keep that smug calm of his.

By then, Curtis would be the one on his knees.

In Neocoralis.

Curtis had spent the entire day out with Adriana, dragging her from one wild spot to another until sunset bled across the sky. When evening came, he swung by to pick up Wendy, Irene, and a few others from their crowd.

“Today was perfect!” Adriana said, her eyes lighting up. She clung to his arm as they rode the open tram through the glowing streets.

She’d spent all day with him, and her guard had finally started to fall. For once, she didn’t treat him like a boss she had to please.

Seeing her cling to him so freely made Curtis’s chest warm.

He was right. Taking her out like this worked.

“Mr. Lincoln,” Wendy said, grinning as she stepped on board with Irene and the others. “Don’t tell me you dragged us here just to watch you two act all lovey–dovey.”

Curtis laughed under his breath and squeezed Adriana’s hand. “What else are good friends for? You share the good moments, right?”

That answer made everyone exchange glances. Curtis wasn’t just being polite. It meant something. He was calling them his friends. His equals.

Their smiles grew brighter, proud even.

Curtis was powerful. Everyone knew that. The Lincoln Group’s heir. But people also called him

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