ric believed his reasoning was solid, and for a moment, it seemed Bryant agreed, nodding with an air of neutrality, "Well said."
Just as ric began to rx, Bryant''s expression darkened, and with a crushing motion, he extinguished his fiery red cigarette butt, "Breaking one of your legs should square us."
"Wait, what?"
ric was quick to sp around his leg, pleading, "Mr. Ferguson, I was wrong! I got carried away, please spare me..."
His leg injury from that mishap in Old Creek hadn''t fully healed, and now he was risking another!
Realizing pleading with Bryant was futile, he turned to York, "Cousin, please, help me out here..."
"You had iting."
Without waiting for Bryant to react, York ordered his men to haul ric away.
Nadine''s face turned ghostly pale as she sensed the stark divisions within this world!
ric could easily manipte her.
But in Bryant''s presence, he was less than a dog.
Themotion drained Bryant of any remaining interest, and as he stood to leave, he paused to nce at Nadine in the corner, his expression softening for a moment.
He instructed York, "Take care of her."
"Will do."
Knowing each other for years and working together just as long, York knew exactly what he meant.
They had to ensure Nadine was safe from ric, the mad dog, should he decide to bite back.
Upon learning Nadine needed funds for her mother''s surgery, Bryant had her transferred to the Blessed Care Medical Facility, putting it on thepany''s tab.
After all, that was a promise Bryant intended to keep.
Anything ric could offer, they would provide as well.
The next day, as Bryant stepped into his office, Kevin followed closely with an invitation in hand.
"What''s this?" Bryant inquired.
"It''s an invitation from Be for a celebration party next Wednesday," Kevin handed it over, "She''s waiting at the reception for your reply. Will you attend?"
"I''ll go."
Bryant didn''t even nce at the invitation; the mention of Be''s name was enough for him to decide.
Kevin sighed internally, knowing well what drew the boss''s interest, "Mr. Ferguson, maybe we should pass?"
Bryant scoffed, "Are you advising me, or is it the other way around?"
"Right... I''ll deliver your response then."
Kevin beat a hasty retreat.
...
Old Creek, Cloud Vis.
Ivy ryed the message that Mr. Ferguson would attend, catching Be in the midst of her baking frenzy at the kitchen ind, "RF got back to us, he''ll be there."
"Good."
Be kneaded cranberries into the dough, "What about Lorna? Did Summer notice anything odd?"
"Nothing."
Ivy shook her head, "She''s clueless. Our guys managed to cut the power and sneak into her room while she was out."
The day Summer Taylor left for
show, Be had entered her bedroom and found it suspiciously clean, not a single hair out of ce. Even the maid hadn''t cleaned yet. N?velDrama.Org owns this.
That sparked Be''s suspicion, thinking Summer might have known something was up. Delving deeper with Ivy, they felt more convinced something was amiss upon discovering a bug under the desk in the study.
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To avoid alerting their quarry, they left the bag untouched. But they were extra cautious when sending someone to collect a hair sample from the show, ensuring to cut the power first.
This would ensure no alerts were sent to Summer''s phone about the intrusion.
This only made Summer''s identity all the more suspicious...
Be nodded, a hint of frost in her gaze, "Then we''re set."
"Why invite Bryant to the celebration?" Ivy was puzzled, "We don''t have any current or nned coborations with him, do we?"
Celebrations usually involved internal staff and key partners.
Be, shaping the dough with care and precision, looking effortlessly elegant, replied, "No, but he''s Jane''s ex-husband."
Realization dawned on Ivy, "You mean to..."
Once the paternity test results were revealed at the party, Be, as the mother, would deal with Jane''s worthless ex. Just a little family clean-up.