Chapter 581
Chapter 581:
“Are you getting engaged to me? Go ahead and enjoy your engagement. There’s no need to parade it in front of me — otherwise, I can’t promise your celebration will go smoothly. And don’t misunderstand me. If I ever act, it won’t be to take your man. It will simply be because you irritate me p>
Candice’s breathing faltered for a moment. “You don’t care about Kyson at all p>
“He’s worthless. Consider him my gift to you p>
Candice pressed her lips together, unsure how to respond. Looking at Kailey, she felt the same familiar hatred she always carried — mixed now with an uncomfortable flicker of envy she refused to acknowledge.
Her face drained of color, then flushed. She glanced down and noticed her hand was trembling. She quickly hid it behind her back and spoke in a tight, hoarse voice. “The invitation has been delivered. Whether you attend or not is up to you p>
She stood and left, and her departing figure carried an unmistakable trace of unease.
Left alone on the couch, Kailey felt her strength drain away.
How long had it been? Kyson was getting engaged to Candice.
What leverage could Candice possibly hold that was enough to make someone as arrogant as Kyson yield?
𝘙eа𝗱 𝖿𝗿е𝖾 𝗻𝘰𝘷𝖾𝗹ѕ 𝘰𝘯
Kailey shut her eyes tightly, tension pulling her features taut.
Shawn did not return until late afternoon. Fortunately, Lyman had been extremely busy these past two days — otherwise, things might not have unfolded so smoothly.
“Ms. Evans.” He checked their surroundings before following Kailey upstairs.
Only once they were alone did he lower his voice. “I have the results. Bobby Calderon — Merritt’s younger brother — has been with Zenith Group for nearly ten years. It’s rumored that he personally handles certain questionable matters for the chairman. Prof. Calderon warned him many times, but it never had any effect. There was even an incident where Bobby nearly attacked him with a knife p>
Some people were rotten to the core from birth. Two brothers, raised by the same mother, yet entirely different.
“Bobby returned to the country for about a month, three months ago. No one knows where he went or what he did during that time. The trip was kept extremely quiet — likely unknown even to Candice p>
Kailey almost asked how he knew all this. But then she remembered that Shawn still answered to Gregg, and Gregg was tied to Zenith Group. Having access to such information made sense.
She was now almost certain that the person behind the two anonymous notes was Bobby — which meant the true hand behind it all was the chairman of Zenith Group.
What was his goal? Was Candice still at the center of it?
Just when things had seemed clearer, everything had become tangled again, with Lyman caught somewhere in the middle. She still could not see his role in any of this.
Noticing her pinch the bridge of her nose, Shawn hesitated, then spoke. “The news is full of reports about Kyson. Do you want to see p>
Her hand paused. “The engagement announcement p>
“There’s no point p>
She was already aware.
In ten days, Kyson and Candice would hold their engagement ceremony.
Even after hearing Shawn’s explanation, Kailey still could not stop herself. She took his phone and opened a social media app.