Chapter 6: Enemy of My Enemy
Late one night, while Amy was still working in her office, someone entered without warning.
Penelope.
There was no apology in her arrival, no attempt to soften the past. Instead, she placed a folder on the table—financial records, debt statements, and private transactions Maverick had carefully hidden.
The truth was far worse than Amy expected.
Maverick was drowning in debt. The engagement was not love—it was leverage. He planned to marry into Claire’s family to access their wealth and silently absorb their assets through legal and financial manipulation.
Amy and Penelope stared at each other in silence.
They had once been on opposite sides of Maverick’s life.
Now they were standing on the same side of his truth.
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Not allies by trust—but by necessity.
A fragile, reluctant alliance was formed.
