Chloe reached across the table, gripping Vivienne's hand firmly. "Breathe. Whatever they're claiming, it's not true. You know Lucas.""I know Lucas," Vivienne agreed, though her voice shook slightly. "But I need to hear this from him directly, right now."She called him on the drive home, Chloe insisting on coming along, and Lucas picked up on the first ring, his easy tone shifting instantly to alarm the moment he heard the tightness in her voice."Vivienne, what's wrong?""Patience's legal team is claiming you received payment from someone connected to my family's trust, before you started working at Kingston Holdings," she said, forcing herself to stay steady. "They're suggesting it means your hiring, our whole relationship, was somehow engineered."There was a brief, stunned silence on the line. "That's insane. I've never taken a cent from anyone connected to your family before Kingston Holdings hired me directly, and you know exactly how that arrangement worked.""I know. I believ
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