The Disowned Heiress Fire and Ashes
Chapter 25 The Bait
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Sally rubbed her flushed checks. “Just this month alone, both the Fairchild family and Zayden have been after you to work with them. Quinny, you’re kind of amazing”
Quinn glanced at a new message on her phone, then nudged Sally toward her room. “What’s going on in that head of yours? Stop overthinking Go call Stanley. You two just started–go in a little.”
Sally’s whole face turned crimson. “Oh my god, I haven’t even said yes vel!”
Quinn laughed and shut the door behind her, heading downstairs.
Zayden stood in the shadows, his expression unreadable. The tip of his cigarette glowed red, and the smell of smoke clung to the night air.
“You can stop showing up. I’m not partnering with you.”
For the past week. Zayden had shown up like clockwork at eight every night, lingering for an hour before leaving
He wasn’t just anybody. He was Zayden Grant. It didn’t take long before paparazzi and gossiping neighbors started hanging around the once–quiet neighborhood.
Quinn crossed her arms, tucked her hands in her coat pockets, and looked up at him. “So this is the level Mr. Grant has stooped to now? Using cheap tricks?”
The paparazzi weren’t there for Zayden–they were digging into her. They wouldn’t dare touch him, but her life was fair
Zayden stubbed out his cigarette and tossed it into the trash can behind her.
The moonlight spilled over him, and the faint glow from the streetlamps gave him the look of someone straight out of a glossy magazine ad.
“If I didn’t would you have come down to see me?” He gave her a tired smile.
Then be held out his tablet. “I know you’re about to register your company. I want to invest.”
Quinn took the tablet and skimmed the proposal. It was airtight–dawless, even. The Grant family’s power and reach were the real deal With their backing, her plans could move a lot faster. But still….
“Why would I work with you? You know exactly why I’m doing this.”
She handed the tablet back to him.
Of course be knew Norman was her last line. The moment she realized the Fairchild family was connected to her grandfather’s illness, shed made up her mind–to save him, and to bring them down
*Partnering with me forn‘ bearfil you‘ Zayden said as he sent the documents to her phone and closed the tablet “But business on about short–term gain. It’s about the long game. I have to admit, you’ve changed”
He watched her phone and accepted the documents on her behalf.
“You set. Stanley to deliver a letter to Darion That guy’s a complete maniac–a genius, but still terrifying. The way he handled things that night had everyone stunned. Same guy who burned his own parents alive.”
“ayden’s case lingered on her. “I don’t know how you even met him, or what he’s teaching you. But being close to him is
Qui said nothing as he spoke. When he finished her voice was calm. “Besides funding, what else do you offer?”
Chapter 25 The Bait
She glanced toward the reporters hiding nearby, then stepped closer.
Zayden immediately went quiet, heart pounding as her face drew near, framed in soft light.
Then came her voice, low and smooth by his ear. “Mr. Grant, just standing still is already helpin
Click
The sound of a camera shutter snapped through the air
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Quinn stepped back and smiled faintly, waving her phone. “I’ve accepted your proposal. Il log your share accordingly Lock out for tomorrow’s headlines. See you.”
She turned and ran back upstairs, leaving Zayden standing there like a fool.
For a second, he’d thought-
He couldn’t help but laugh at himself. What the hell was he thinking?
The next morning, the Grant family’s stock dropped eight points.
Finn burst into Zayder’s office, breathless, clutching a stack of reports.
You and Ms. Fairchild are trending. Everyone’s saying you’re two–timing. It’s hitting the stock hard.”
Zayden had expected it. He just hadn’t known how far Quinn would go.
Finn hesitated, then mumbled, “You think Ms. Fairchild’s playing you?”
Zayden shot him a look so sharp, Finn immediately shut his mouth.
Quinn wasn’t playing him. Her target had never changed–it was still the Fairchild family.
At that exact moment, Olive was throwing a fit
She hurled her glass to the floor with a shriek.
Xavier sat beside her, and Colton was staring at the news on his phone.
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Chapter 26 A Dangerous Game