NovelEnglishChapter 76
I may be skilled at my craft, but | wasn’t exactly great at managing people. That's why days like these felt so
overwhelming to me,
Dusk fell. | was about to clean up and leave when Jean called.
“Where are you?”
“At work. The office,” | replied, exhausted.
“Seriously? It's the weekend! Why are you grinding instead of relaxing at a spa or something?”
“I've got no one to rely on but myself these days. Things haven't stabilized yet.”
Ever since sof my friends becmy investors, the pressure had only increased. The last thing | wanted
was to be the investment that made my friends lose money.
“Enough about that! Tto relax and have fun, sister. I've got something planned for you, and you're gonna
love it-guaranteed!” Jean promised.
“What are you talking about?” | asked.
“Nuh-uh. You'll find out when you get there. | texted you the address. Be there or be square!”
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Jean was really insistent. She even textedafter the call ended.
Jean: [Get your ass here quick!]
| checked the address and realized it was for a premier club in the city.
Honestly, what would | even do if | returned to my rented unit? Sit there alone? I'd been carrying too much on my
shoulders lately, and maybe it really was tto unwind.
Jean texted again as | left the office, this tinsisting | take an Uber instead of driving.
It was as clear a hint as any-drinking heavily was part of the plan.
| wasn’t opposed to that at all. My brain could use salcoholic numbness to forget all the things weighing me
down.
| was stunned when | arrived at the club and entered the room Jean had reserved. The event was even more
lavish than I'd expected.
Jean wasn’t alone. She’d invited my closest friends-the sones who had heroically bought shares in my
company to helpraise the money for Sarah's case,
Now that | thought about it, | really should've thrown them a party as a thank-you.
My friends were all affluent-either as children or grandchildren of business magnates. They were in their
element, already halfway drunk, dancing, and singing along to the music.
Jean wavedover. “Taylor's here! C'mon, sit!”
Alex, who had been singing, paused and turned toas | sat down. “Did you settle your family business?” |
nodded. “Yeap, and it’s all thanks to you, sisters. Tonight's on me!”
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“Now that’s music to my ears!”
“Be a good CEO, Tay-Tay, so we can all make good money!
“Of course! | won't let any of you down!”
The chatter quickly picked up. It didn’t take long before the conversation turned to Soren.
Even though he'd managed to scrub the Inteclean of any scandals, the Metropolis elites were always in the
know.
They were focused not on the details of the story but on our supposed relationship-or more specifically, when I'd
officially bec“Mrs. Kenway.”
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I'd been working so hard to erase him from my mind lately | chere specifically to forget about him, and now,
everyone was talking about him again!
For a moment, | couldn't help but wonder if my friends had invested in my company because they thought Soren
was somehow backing me. Was that their real reason?
“Don’t believe whatever rumors are out there, you guys,” said hastily. “I borrowed money from him to defend my
pride! There's no way | was letting Maddison get that bracelet, you know?”
“Who the hell lends 40,000,000 dollars to a random girl? There's gotta be more to it than what we're seeing on
the surface!”
“Wait, that’s not
“Oh, you don’t have to hide it, sis. We get it. The Kenways don’t like attracting attention, right?”
Nothing | said could convince them otherwise.
Jean’s phone rang, interrupting the conversation.
After a quick exchange, she hung up and turned to me. “We've got a new member joining us tonight! You might
not know her, but she’s helped you before!”
“Who's that?” | asked, grateful for the distraction.
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