She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On novel Chapter 176

After all, Caleb was Quinn's best friend's relative, wasn't he?

Would little Luna be furious too? Caleb was her cousin.

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Downstairs, Lynn walked Jade out, her tone dripping with eager flattery.

"Secretary Winter, that's wonderful news! Mr. York didn't strip young Leo of his title after all."

Smack!

Jade slapped her hard across the face. "Shut up!"

What was so wonderful about it?

The championship belonged exclusively to her Leo! Now he had to share it with that little freak, Caleb. She was practically choking on her rage.

Dark, venomous jealousy swirled in Jade's eyes, her chest heaving with malice.

Lynn clutched her burning cheek, too terrified to make a sound.

She knew she was to blame this time for carelessly letting Hunter overhear Wesley's plans.

"Ms. Winter, I... I didn't mean for this to happen. How was I supposed to know Hunter was sneaking around listening to us?"

She shrank her neck down, keeping her voice to a pathetic whisper.

"You managed to keep him off our scent with the smartwatch fiasco. What is wrong with you this time? Are you out of your mind? You basically handed him the evidence on a silver platter!"

Remembering the smartwatch incident, Lynn felt a surge of defensive justification. "Secretary Winter, Hunter was already highly suspicious about the watch. That's why he was tailing me today."

"Thankfully, the handwriting test for the note you had Wesley write didn't match either of us. Without hard evidence, he was forced to swallow the loss."

No wonder he had spoken up against them in front of Miles earlier.

Remembering how Hunter had advocated for Caleb, a cold, vicious light gleamed in Jade's eyes. This assistant actually had the nerve to speak up for Quinn.

Fine. She would just have to persuade Miles to get a new executive assistant.

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He had only kept quiet because Luna and Yara looked so happy.

Now that he knew his mother felt the same way, he felt completely relieved.

Quinn pulled Caleb into a tight hug, her voice soft and full of guilt. "Caleb, I'm so sorry. I'm just useless. I couldn't get you the justice you deserve."

"Mommy, it's not your fault. The competition was rigged. You can't blame yourself for that."

He knew his mother was just terrified that someone would humiliate him at the ceremony.

That kid Leo and his mom were bad news, and they clearly hated Quinn and him. He knew his mom was just trying to protect him by keeping him away.

"Caleb, you felt this way the whole time but didn't say anything because of Yara and Luna, right?"

Caleb nodded. Yara pulled him into a hug of her own. "Oh, sweetheart. I was just too excited. I didn't even stop to think about how you must be feeling."

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That night, when Quinn returned to Regency Bay, Jack the butler intercepted her, politely informing her that Mr. York was waiting for her in the garden.