KADEN
I watched Laura throughout the entire ceremony, never letting her drift too far from my line of sight. Yet no matter how closely I observed, I still couldn’t figure out what Mandy was scheming, or why Kyle had decided to mirror my look. Regardless, I stayed on guard.
As expected, Mandy seized every opportunity to belittle Laura. The moment I considered stepping in, Mr. Simon’s assistant approached and summoned me upstairs. I was escorted to the top floor of the pack house, where Mr. Simon—a powerful figure and an old ally of the Morrison family awaited.
“Greetings, Mr. Simon,” I said lightly as I took the seat across from him.
“Hehe, you’re the spitting image of your younger brother. No wonder you both managed to charm the same girl,” he chuckled.
I gave a polite smile. I h
