Chapter 173

"Oh, yeah, obviously my brother took a bribe." Emma dropped the bomb with the calmest expression, like she was just chatting about the weather. Cassandra's mouth twitched slightly. For a second, she genuinely didn’t know how to respond. Only this girl dared to say something like “my brother took a bribe” out loud in broad daylight, and not even blink about it. Was she not worried someone higher up would come checking? Emma glanced at her and chuckled, then added, “So, the head of the Sloane family randomly asked to meet with my brother a few days ago. They locked themselves in his study for a while, no clue what they talked about. Then this morning, my brother just tossed me two cards. I looked down and saw they were for the Phoenix Hot Spring Resort, and they’ve got our names on them. So here I am. But don’t worry, my brother said it’s all good. Free stuff’s not meant to be wasted, and black card members get their first visit totally comped.” “Oh, I see.” Cassandra gave a thoughtful n