Chapter 567

"What's with this sudden plan to go abroad?" Ruby looked at Clinton, barely keeping her cool. "Do you have any idea how hard I worked to get everything sorted for you? And now you wanna leave? Are you outta your mind?" Clinton opened his mouth, but nothing came out. "I did all this for you," Ruby sighed, her tone tight with exhaustion. Clinton shot up like he'd been startled, chest heaving as he stared at her. "For me? Can you at least ask what I actually want first?" Sure, he didn't want to be overshadowed by Beckett, and yeah, he'd tried some sneaky ways to steal a win. But murder? That was never part of the plan. "What you want? Wasn't standing above everyone else, beating Beckett, exactly what you always wanted?" Ruby's voice cooled, irritated. She knew her son, and in her eyes, he was just being ungrateful now. Clinton fell silent, his head buzzing. Outside the conference room, Mr. Murphy came out to greet Beckett personally. In a flash, everyone's attention swiveled toward Becket