Chapter 49
The hooded figure was Amanda's mother, Patricia Chen.
Harper watched from her position as the elegant woman in her sixties lowered her hood, her expression cold and calculated. She'd met Patricia exactly once, at a charity function months ago. The woman had seemed harmless then. Grieving over her daughters' arrests. Sympathetic.
She'd been lying the entire time.
"Mrs. Chen," Sebastian said, his voice carefully controlled. "You're The Investor?"
"Not quite. But I represent their interests." Patricia's accent was refined, her posture perfect. "I'm here to deliver a message and an offer."
Harper moved closer, the security team flanking her. Patricia's eyes tracked her movement, a slight smile playing at her lips.
"Mrs. Colton. How lovely to see you again. I trust you enjoyed
