Chapter 291
Was there some bad blood between him and Dorothy behind the scenes?
Gregory half–closed his eyes, sounding utterly casual, “Don’t flatter yourself. I was looking forward to dealing with her myself.”
I promptly responded, “Fine, then today’s damn is on you“.
I could get back at Dorothy while keeping my hands clean. Why the hell not?
Gregory gave me a side glance, chuckling, Jane, you sure know how to climb the ladder, huh?”
“Guess I do!” I laughed, “But when did you catch wind of it?”
Gregory looked at me like I was a fool. “You think Jarrod would make a move without giving me a heads–up?”
I furrowed my brows, thinking it over, and it clicked. “Got it.”
Jarrod would tell Gregory about it If Gregory nodded, it was like Jarrod was doing Gregory a favor since I had leveraged Gregory’s. influence when I approached him that day. If things went south, Gregory would be there to back him up. And if Gregory objected, it would be even better for Jarrod. He wouldn’t have to risk facing retaliation from the Myers family. Either way, he was sitting pretty When back at River Villa, we parted ways after exiting the elevator, each heading to our apartment.
I had barely crashed on the couch when the doorbell rang.
Was someone having second thoughts about taking the blame?
Ilazily made my way to the entrance, twisting the doorknob while casually saying, “Mr. Ford, you’ve changed your mind about taking the fall, have you?”
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