Chapter 49
Nadine’s POV
The moment my father told me about Moana’s project, my pulse quickened. At first, I didn’t think much of it, just another one of his little obsessions, a notebook here, a folder there but my father’s eyes glimmered in a way that told me this wasn’t ordinary.
“Moana is working on something very valuable,” he said, swirling his wine casually. “Something that could change things for us. I want you to get it. Use every means to get the projects.”
I leaned forward, trying to catch every word. “Change things… how?”
He smiled, not the warm smile a parent gives a child, but the sharp, calculated smile of someone who sees power. “Money, influence and leverage over people. Most importantly… leverage over Ashton’s father. And once that happens, the engagement we’ve been w
