Chapter 289

Damien Blackwood paused for a moment, then curved his lips into a smile that hinted at something deeper. “Wanna know?” “Let me guess, I have to butter you up first?” Cassandra Taylor raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone light and teasing. “No need,” Damien replied, his voice carrying a calm menace. “But don’t worry, you’ll find out real soon how I plan to ‘help’ Lillian and her darling daughter.” Real soon? How soon is real soon? Later that afternoon, just before clocking out, Cassandra caught sight of a headline pushed to her phone: "Leaked: Vera Taylor and the Wen brothers caught on camera in steamy hotel scandal..." Since it was still working hours, she resisted the urge to click it right away and shoved her phone back into her pocket, pretending like nothing happened. After work, as she walked out of the G&K building, Cassandra finally opened Weibo in the car. The top ten trending spots were all plastered with Vera’s name. She tapped on the number-one post—it was another leak from