Chloe roughly guessed what her mother was going to say.
It was just as well; she had been agonizing over how to break the news about Xavier Grayson.
Mrs. Bishop took a deep breath, her voice trembling. "Chloe, I’ve thought it over. If Arthur Bishop wants your father’s seat, let him have it. We’ll transfer the shares in your father's name to him. What you and I hold is enough to keep us comfortable for the rest of our lives."
"Did Arthur say something to you?"
A sharp glint flashed in Chloe's eyes. Since Lily had been returned safely, she knew Arthur’s first plan had failed, and a man like him would waste no time launching a second.
"He said... he said if we don't comply, the next person to be kidnapped will be you," Mrs. Bishop said, looking as if she had aged a decade in a single sen
