2024-10-14 07:00:09“Woah!” Lisa exclaimed, eyeing the expensive restaurant Tedmond had brought her to. “I’ve never been to a place this luxurious before.”
Tedmond raised an eyebrow. “I thought so too.”
He led her to a table, and they both sat down. Lisa still wore the contact lenses, pretending to be Cora, but Tedmond had other plans.
“Waiter,” she called softly, waving the waiter over before turning her gaze back to Tedmond. “Since you’ve been here before, why don’t you order for me?”
Tedmond nodded. “Sure, I’ll do that.”
A smile appeared on Lisa’s face. She expected him to order expensive food and didn’t want to do it herself, hoping no
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CHAPTER 562
Lisa sat in the large living room of her rented apartment.After the disastrous Griffin family dinner, where Otis had tried to stab Tedmond, she had slipped away before anyone noticed her absence. Since that night, no one had contacted her. No one had even realized she was gone.Now, she wasn’t even sure she was needed in the family at all.Lisa paced the length of the plush rug, her footsteps sharp against the floor. She let out a frustrated growl and tossed her phone onto the sofa. The silence of the apartment was beginning to grate on her nerves."A week," she muttered, her voice dripping with bitterness. "It’s been over a week, and not a single text. Not a single "Where are you, Lisa?"She poured herself a glass of wine, her hand trembling slightly with a mix of anger and wounded pride. Slipping away unnoticed was one thing, but being completely forgotten was another. It was as if she were a ghost in her own family, a minor character they had simply stopped writing into the sc
CHAPTER 561
Evelyn squeezed Maxine’s hand one last time."I’ll be right back, sweetheart. I just need to talk to the doctor."She followed him into the quiet corridor, her heart racing."Is she alright, Doctor? Truly? There isn't any permanent damage from the accident, is there?"The doctor stopped and looked at her, offering a small, reassuring nod."Physically, she is a marvel. The swelling has subsided completely, and her motor functions seem intact. She is fine, Mrs. Griffin. More than fine. But..." He paused, glancing back at the door. "Being in a coma for that long… the world she woke up to isn't the one she left. She’ll need time to process everything that has happened to her brothers and the estate."Evelyn leaned against the wall, a sob of pure relief escaping her."I don't care about the estate. I just wanted my daughter back.""She is out of the woods, Mrs. Griffin," the doctor said, his voice lowering to ensure the rest of the family inside the room couldn't overhear. "Physically, s
CHAPTER 560
The roar of the air horn was a death knell.In that split second where life met its end, Harold’s survival instinct finally bypassed his paralysis.“Arrgghhhh!”With a guttural scream, he wrenched the steering wheel to the right with every ounce of strength he possessed.The car swerved violently, the tires screaming as they lost their grip on the asphalt. The massive grille of the truck missed the driver-side door by a fraction of an inch, a brush of cold steel that sent a shower of sparks flying, but the momentum was uncontrollable.The sedan spun out of control, clipping a concrete barrier before careening toward the edge of the bridge."No!" Harold gasped, but the world was already tilting.The car smashed through the rusted guardrail with a sickening crunch of metal. For a heartbeat, there was a terrifying weightlessness as the vehicle soared into the dark void. Then, a bone-jarring impact. The car hit the black, icy waters of the river below. A massive plume of white spray e
CHAPTER 559
Evelyn’s heart hammered against her ribs like a trapped bird. Her fingers trembled so violently that she nearly dropped the device before sliding the answer icon.She rose to her feet, her movement so sudden and jagged that the plotting voices of Frank and Harold died in their throats.“Doctor?” she gasped. Then her voice rose into a frantic, panicked scream. “Doctor, answer me! Did something happen? Did they— is it my children?”The voice on the other end was calm, a sharp contrast to the hysteria in the room.“Mrs. Griffin, please breathe. I’m calling with news. Maxine has opened her eyes. She’s awake.”“She’s awake!” Evelyn shrieked, the sound tearing through the drawing room like a siren. “My baby is awake! Maxine is back!”The announcement hit the room like a physical blow.Frank, Harold, and Tina froze, their talk of biotech prototypes and bridge loans instantly forgotten.They swarmed her, their faces masks of stunned disbelief.“What? Maxine?” Frank demanded, grabbing Evelyn’s
CHAPTER 558
Tedmond turned his head to look at Thomas.“The doctor said I need exercise,” Tedmond interrupted, a sharp, knowing grin cutting through his fatigue. “Walking the ballroom floor counts. Besides, I owe it to Persis. If she fought a war for me, the least I can do is stand at her side when she claims victory.”His gaze held Thomas’s, softening but only slightly.“And Thomas,” Tedmond added, his voice lowering, sharpening with intent, “the invitation goes out under my name. Tedmond Griffin. Not Julius Washington.”Thomas stilled.For a fraction of a second, something unreadable crossed his face, calculation, understanding, approval, before he inclined his head.“As you wish, sir,” he said evenly.Tedmond’s gaze drifted back toward the moonlit estate beyond the glass walls.“The Griffin name is radioactive right now,” he continued. “Which means their stock must be hemorrhaging. Panic does wonders to markets.”Turning back to Thomas, his eyes lit with a dangerous clarity.“Check it. I want
CHAPTER 557
“A movie,” came the decision, his voice softening. “Let’s just watch a movie. I want to sit somewhere comfortable and just… be with you both.”The three of them drifted into the media room and settled onto the massive velvet couch, its plush cushions easily accommodating them all. Tedmond took the center, Bianca curling into his side while Persis leaned against his shoulder. When the film began, a bright, animated feature Bianca had chosen, the warmth of the room and the steady hum of sound wrapped around them like a lullaby.Within forty minutes, exhaustion claimed its victory.Persis’s breathing slowed into a deep, even rhythm against his chest, her hand still resting over his heart. On his other side, Bianca slept soundly, thumb tucked near her mouth, her small body rising and falling in perfect peace.Tedmond remained still in the glow of the screen, savoring the weight of them—proof that they were real, alive, and here.Carefully, slowly, he shifted.Once confident his legs wo
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