Chapter 23

So, it turned out that the passkey Giselle entered in the elevator that day when she went to see Donovan had actually come from Zachary. "Your uncle is about to get engaged to my half-sister, right? So technically, that makes him my future brother-in-law. I just wanted to ask him for a small favor," she replied, coming up with a casual excuse. "What kind of favor?" "It's about my vet clinic getting shut down. I figured since he's such a big shot in the medical industry, he's probably close with the regulatory authorities. I was hoping he could pull a few strings." Even she felt that excuse was a bit flimsy. But to keep Zachary from suspecting anything about her and Donovan's messy situation, this was the best she could come up with for now. "Oh, that," Zachary said breezily. "If you needed help with that, you should've told me earlier. I happen to be close with the son of the Health Bureau director. A simple phone call would've fixed it—you didn't have to go to my uncle." "Yeah