Sorry Too Late (by J.J. Twelve) novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42 The Golden Family’s Jackpot

Roxanne suddenly voiced the possibility aloud.

“Impossible!” Zeke rejected it without a second thought, startling the three heiresses. They all turned to stare at

him.

“The donor and Evan gave me blood on the same day,” he explained. “Evan already donated once–why would he donate again just hours later? It makes no sense. And if it really had been Evan, why wouldn’t he tell us? This would’ve been the perfect chance to break the ice!“.

Hazel and the others found his logic reasonable. If Evan really had been the donor, he would’ve made sure they knew. He’d have bragged, demanded credit, and used it to regain ground.

The three of them dismissed the suspicion.

Anya’s phone lit up just then–it was her father calling.

“Anya! Where are you? Hurry home. We’ve hit the jackpot!” Graham’s voice was practically bursting with excitement.

“What jackpot?” Anya blinked, and Hazel and Roxanne glanced over curiously.

“I can’t explain over the phone. Just come home!”

Left with no choice, Anya headed back.

“Our family’s built a connection with the Queen of Finance!” Graham announced the moment Anya stepped through the door.

She froze. “The Queen of Finance? Which Queen of Finance-”

Then realization slammed into her. “The legend of the financial world…” Her voice shook. “Ivana Stanton?”

“That’s right! I went to visit her. I’m the first person in all of Silverton to meet her face–to–face. She even accepted my gift!”

“Seriously?” Anya nearly jumped with joy–as if she’d won the lottery.

Visiting someone and having them accept a gift were worlds apart. A casual meeting meant nothing. But the moment a gift was accepted, it symbolized recognition. Approval. A connection.

Just like her father said, they had finally built a bridge to the Queen of Finance.

‘Unbelievable luck… falling straight into our hands.‘

“Dad,” Anya asked again, still dazed, “Ms. Stanton really took the gift?”

“Absolutely. I barely finished talking when she asked for it!”

“Mr. Wells‘ got nothing on us now! We won’t have to fear him anymore! With Ms. Stanton behind us, not even Mr. Solomon would dare look down on our family!”

Mr. Wells was Silverton’s underground king–someone who had always pressed their family beneath his heel.

Mr. Solomon was even more terrifying. He was the ruler of the entire city.

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Three years ago, he had been the one who ordered Evan’s death.

But now?

With Ivana involved, the balance had changed.

“Yes. I might even get the chance to return the slaps he gave me,” Graham said coldly.

Hope lit up in Anya’s eyes as well, until she remembered Evan. ‘And to think someone promised he could avenge you… Ha! What a pipe dream.‘

“Right, Anya–there’s something else I discovered about Ms. Stanton…” Graham’s expression shifted slightly as if recalling something significant. He lowered his voice and whispered, “While delivering the gift, I found out she’s hiding a man in her house.”

“What? A man?” Anya gasped, eyes widening in shock. “That’s impossible! Ms. Stanton is famous for despising men. She’s all about her career–why would she be hiding some man at home?”

Hazel had said it countless times–Ivana was her ultimate role model. The woman Hazel aspired to become her mind, Ivana was flawless: talent, beauty, power, background–the perfect woman.

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