Chapter 889

"Rachel, the Rixon family isn't your shield. You've made it this far, but there's no way back now—just a drop-off into the dark." Madeleine gave Rachel that final warning before walking off with Beckett. She had only come today to see Rachel one last time. That girl who used to be beaten down but still had a trace of kindness in her—she was gone. Madeleine could see it clearly—Rachel had gone too far to stop. She couldn't afford to stop. She had already burned her bridges. The Rixons were a machine that chewed people up. Even someone like Eileen, born and raised among sharks, got swallowed whole… Rachel was still too naive. She really thought she could handle those Rixon old-timers? The ones truly tearing the family apart—Eric and Eileen—they only saw Rachel as a useful pawn. And right now, Rachel was just making her last desperate move as that pawn. "The Rixons want in on Pinebrook's market. Taking control of the national distribution hub would lock things down... Rachel's a convenien