Chapter 89

At the very least, Soren was someone who could actually compromise. But Lance wasn't like that at all. He was the type who'd devour her completely without leaving a trace. Tara thought about how there were less than four months left. Once she quit, she would safely exit the plot and steer clear of both Lance and Soren. She was really counting down the days until she could leave. Otherwise… forget Lance and Soren—at this rate, even she might be unable to resist temptation. Tara thought to herself, "This is really too much to deal with." 40 minutes later, Tara saw Peggy head up to the second floor. She waited a little longer until Peggy entered Lance's room. She didn't want anyone to see that she got a gift from Shawn. That would look bad. Even though she knew that Shawn didn't have that kind of intention toward her, misunderstandings like this were hard to explain. Tara followed shortly after with the jewelry bag, going up to the second floor and tucking it into the bottom cabinet