Chapter 122

"I do." I never hide anything from him. I always tell him exactly what I want deep down. "But I honestly don’t know what’s right anymore. I thought Henry Smith was the one I needed to get back at, that's why I got close to Jason Smith. But if Jason's my enemy too, then what should I be doing?" He watched me, eyes full of held-back emotion. "If you're set on revenge, then take his offer. Even if he’s your enemy, it doesn't stop you from moving in. Sometimes, being close is just another tactic." My eyes twitched slightly as my mind kicked into overdrive. I probed, "You want me to use this chance to stay close and figure out his weak spots, don’t you?" After four years in City S with Xander Lewis, I’d picked up the way he sees and handles things. So the second he said that, I more or less knew what he was implying. Xander gave me a small smile—clearly, I was right. He slowly sat up straighter and squinted a bit as he spoke. "Moving in or not is your call. That 5% equity, even if it’s just