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| stayed in the kitchen for as long as possible to avoid Alexander. But that plan didn’t work out so well when |
brought the finished mashed potatoes to the table, and the only seat left was next to Alexander. | glared at Ava
and Richard, knowing that this had been orchestrated by them just like they hadto sit next to him in the car
when we were in Luceland.
| didn’t want to make things even more awkward by pitching a fit about where | sat. But my mouth dried when |
sat next to him because | could feel the warmth and energy coming off of him. My body was overly aware of him.
Thankfully, as the six of us loaded our plates with lobster mashed potatoes, Mac and Cheese, and buttered corn
on the cob, Alexander was quiet. He made polite conversation with Richard, who was on his other side, and he
didn’t use that intimate nicknagain. Maybe he had realized that he had crossed a line. Hopefully, he would
be on his best behavior for the rest of the night.
“Oh!” Ava said, turning to me. “I heard that Chloe and her mother have enlisted their family to help them get out
of their legal trouble. And | also warned Sarah and Kelly to be careful and stick together.”
| nodded and took a bite of the juicy lobster. | already knew this information.
“Theres nothing to worry about,” Richard announced. “Chloe and her mother will not get away with their crimes
this time. | just got back from Luceland, and Chloe’s well-connected aunt wasn’t enough to help her. Chloe has
pleaded guilty to all charges, and she was sent to jail today.”
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| dropped my fork in surprise, and it clattered onto my plate, but Richard wasn’t finished.
“Tonight, I'm going to go back to Luceland to monitor the situation and make sure everything goes smoothly,”
Richard explained. “I'm also watching out for Sarah, Adam, and Kelly.”
Ava leaned forward. “Why didn’t Chloe’s aunt influence work? | thought she was a member of ssort of secret
society.”
“Chloe’s aunt left after one meeting with her niece,” Richard said, his lips twitching into a smile. “Even that crazy
woman knows when she can’t win this hopeless case. The evidence against Chloe was too overwhelming. There
was nothing she could do. From the research that I've done, there's nothing special about Hana Cater, even
though Duke seems to think there is. Hana headed back to New York only an hour after meeting her niece. It was
more of a courtesy call than anything from what | can tell.”
This seemed too good to be true. Maybe | was a pessimist, but | felt like Chloe’s case was far from over. With
how well-connected her family was, | didn’t think that she would stay in jail for long. | had seen genuine fear in
Duke's eyes when he spoke about Hana. She was a woman that you didn’t want to mess with because when she
sank her teeth into something, she didn’t give up easily. And after only an hour of speaking with her niece, |
didn’t think she would give up.
But Alexander and Richard both had satisfied expressions. They seemed so sure that our problem with Chloe was
over.
| didn’t think that was the case, and when | locked eyes with Ava, | could tell that she didn’t think so either.
“What about Felix, Chloe's brother?” | asked. “Did he cback to New York, too?”
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