<b>Chapter </b><b>48 </b>
Zac’s assistant was efficient. By the <b>next </b>day<b>, </b>he had already sent over Charlotte’s <b>home </b>address.
It looked like a fairly ordinary residential neighborhood.
Zac narrowed his eyes.
“Jersey City, huh?<b>” </b>he thought.
As it happened, he had ns to head there in a few <b>days </b>anyway–for a business meeting with the Sullivan Corporation about a potential investment partnership.
“Charlotte, if you’re not going toe to me, then <b>I’ll </be to you,” he muttered <b>to </b>himself.
Charlotte submitted her resume to S&G Law Firm and got a reply almost immediately. They asked if she was avable for an interview the next <b>day</b><b>. </b>She confirmed the time and began preparing.
S&G <b>was </b>the <b>top </bw firm in Jersey City, with a ster reputation across the industry. Spending a few years there would be a huge boost for her Jcareer.
At that very moment, inside S<b>&</b>G Law Firm, department head Yvonne Yarnell spoke respectfully into the phone.
moment,
“Miss Xander, Charlotte Riley has confirmed her interview for tomorrow.”
<b>“</b>Good,” Vivian replied. “Offer her whatever sry she asks. Just make sure she takes the job. Once she starts, load her up with the toughest assignments you’ve <b>got</b>. Run her into the ground. If you handle this well<b>, </b>I’ll let your team handle several of the Jasper Corporation’s multimillion<b>–</b>dor cases.<b>” </b>
Yvonne was thrilled. <b>“</b>Don’t worry. I’ll take special ‘care‘ <b>of </b>our new hire.”
In the hospital room, Vivian ended the call and smiled coldly.
She had overheard Charlotte on the phone with Sean, saying she was ready to <b>get </b>back into the workforce<b>. </b>Vivian had been sitting right next
to him.
She clearly remembered Sean rmending S&G to Charlotte. Charlotte had insisted on going through the formal application process. She specifically asked Sean not <b>to </b><b>call </b>ahead or reveal her background–not the fact that she was a Riley heiress or Sean’s fiancée.
Vivian scoffed at her so–called integrity. That self–righteous pride would be her downfall.
That same night, Vivian reached out to Yvonne.
In Jersey City, everyone knew <b>the </b>Jasper Corporation pulled weight in every industry. Even though she was just a foster daughter, Vivian had been raised like a <b>true </b>heiress. Mrs. Jasper treated her like her <b>own</b><b>, </b>and Sean had always protected her like a real sister.
Over the years<b>, </b>she had <b>frequently </b>attended high–profile business events under <b>the </b>title of “Miss Xander of the <b>Jasper </b>family<b>,</b><b>” </b>and the public had epted it without question.
She had done her homework<b>. </b>Though Charlotte was <b>the </b>Riley family’s only daughter, <b>she </b>rarely appeared at social events and had no interest in unting her wealth online.
She kept a low profile. Even the news of her engagement to Sean <b>hadn’t </b>gone public <b>yet</b>. Only close friends and family in their circle <b>knew</b>.
This made <b>it </b>easier for Vivian to <b>move </b>in the shadows.
She narrowed her eyes.
“You forced my hand, Charlotte. You tried to take Sean from me. But he belongs to me. Only me.”
The next morning, Charlotte got up early<b>, </b>put on <b>light </b>makeup<b>, </b>and changed into <b>a </b><b>crisp </b>white blouse <b>and </b><b>ck </b>zer–<b>the </b><b>ssic </b><b>look </b><b>for </b><b>a </b>professional attorney.
S&G’s <b>office </b>was near Jersey University, but it was far from the Riley estate. It was <b>over </b>ten kilometers away. <b>With </b>morning <b>traffic</b><b>, </b>the <b>drive </b>could take more than an hour.
<b>Then </b><b>she </b>remembered something<b>. </b>Back in her freshman year<b>, </b>her cousin Steven Sullivan had given her a fully furnished apartment as a birthday gift. It was right across the street from <b>Jersey </b>University and only a few blocks away <b>from </b>S&<b>G</b>.
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