Sheryn headed back into the ward.

Howard was lounging in bed, casually eating fruit as if he didn’t have a care in the world. Next to him, a sultry-looking woman had somehow appeared—gorgeous, with a tight dress straining over her curves. Sheryn’s nails dug deep into her palms. Everyone else was fine—Rachel was fine, and Howard was fine—yet she had lost everything. No one caught the flash of malice in her eyes, narrowing like a snake poised to lash out. She stepped up to Howard with a stern expression. “Give me 1.5 million, and I can help you get Rachel.”

Howard paused mid-bite into his watermelon. He then looked up at her with a crooked, mocking smile. “You might be confused. I’m not all that interested in her anymore, but I won’t let this thing slide. She’s going to pay for what she did! If I can’t have her, Tyler’s not getting her either.”

Hearing that, Sheryn felt even more confident. “Then you need me even more. There’s no need for you to get your hands dirty or think it through—just spend a little cash, hire someone to do it for you. Easy win.”

Howard’s eyes narrowed, his expression shifting. He handed the watermelon to the woman beside him, who took it without a word. He cleared his throat. “Let’s hear your plan. But if I don’t like it, you’re not seeing a cent of that money.”

Sheryn laid it out for him. Howard listened, then grinned, clearly pleased. “You turn on people faster than a light switch. Going after Rachel, I can understand–but your own cousin? That’s a twist I didn’t expect.”

His grin turned wild. He was obviously interested. He wasn’t bothered by Sheryn’s creepy plan at all. “If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be in this mess. They want to ruin me? Then I’ll see it through to the end!”

Howard liked the plan and agreed right away. “Money’s not an issue. My only demand is that those two don’t end up together.”

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Sheryn was quick to press her advantage. “Since you’re so happy with my plan, maybe you should give me an advance. You know my family’s not what it used to be.” Her voice dripped with sarcasm.

Howard simply pulled out his phone, texting his assistant to wire her 200,000. The money reached her account almost immediately. Sheryn glanced at the balance and smiled. What Howard didn’t know was that he was part of the plan, too. Her cold, victorious gaze lingered on him, still lying there, looking smug.

Rachel had just had her bandages changed and was ready to lie back in bed and scroll through her phone. She might as well rest while she was still in the hospital. Once she was out, she probably wouldn’t even have time to sleep. That was when Cecilia’s name popped up on her screen. Rachel swiped to answer. “Cecilia, what’s up?”

“Oh my goodness, do you ever plan on telling me when huge things happen? If I hadn’t overheard the girls at the office gossiping, I wouldn’t even know about the mess yesterday!”

Rachel frowned in confusion. “Who exactly did you hear this from?” Knowing Tyler, the second it happened, he would’ve made sure the news never got out.

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