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Chapter 1503 Digging Deeper

Author: Night Eleven
Aria's question made Orion freeze right away. The scholarship program was his secret lifeline. He simply couldn't figure out how she knew so many details about everything!

"You've been setting me up in the stock market all this time. How did you also find out about the scholarship program?"

Orion felt genuinely scared now—everyone had really underestimated Aria. When had she done all this research? She'd dug deeper than he ever imagined.

The scariest part was that neither he nor that person had noticed anything. They all thought she was just helping the Carver family restore their former glory.

Keeping the Chamber of Commerce out of the Carver family's hands was that person's strict order. That was why the Draycotts had climbed so quickly within the organization over the years. They all assumed Aria had come to Ludwiten to target the Chamber. But now...

Orion looked up again. "The scholarship program is weird business. I only handled recruitment. I don't know where those peop
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sara friday
I had to read this chapter a couple of times. Does LUCAS be sworn in to Ludwiten? oh there are games afoot
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sara friday
0h that was exciting. Its been 3 days after the Auction, so are we gona see what happens with the Chamber of Commerce? U wrote Lily Kent so well, I always have an overwhelming urge to throat punch her.
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