CH 51

LAURA'S POV

The meeting with Trenton, Oscar, and Bryan did not end well, but we had this conversation that opened my mind to the fact that I would be working closely with him. If we would ever get a chance at ruining Blake in his own game, I had to find out who Cindy and my stepmom sold me off to.

I stared at myself in the mirror as I put on my eye lens. Kora stared at me with a frown on her face, yes she freaked out when she heard of my return to the city and the fact that I was going to stay at my ex's estate.

In fact, she could not wrap the idea around her head.

"You look different," she remarked, and I could hear worry in her voice.

"That's why I didn't want you to know, you worry too much," I replied as I straightened my dress.

"You won't blame me. You've hidden so many dirty secrets, Laura. You left the city without a word and now you're working with Bryan. It makes me feel like you're a part of something illegal." She began

"Did I really not mean anything to you?" she asked