Chapter 152

Chapter 152:

Yvaine nodded. “Yeah, I wouldn’t have believed it if it wasn’t you telling me. I mean, come on, who’d have thought Catherine isn’t really the Vances’ kid? The way they coddle her, you’d think she’s their only child. And this Jace character, her half-brother p>

“Rhys bailed him out,” I said. “I guess he called Rhys after Catherine fainted p>

Yvaine cackled. “Rhys is in for the shock of a lifetime. Thought he married a socialite, turns out she’s a swapped baby with a broke mother, and now she’s saddled with a gambling addict of a half-brother p>

Her fingers twitched. “Are you sure I can’t post this? Come on, this is the scoop of the year p>

I shook my head. “Catherine is going to hate your guts if she finds out you exposed the truth about her p>

Yvaine snorted. “She already hates my guts, not that I care.” Reluctantly, she set down her phone.

Mine buzzed. I checked the message. “Violet Lin just got out on bail.” I tapped a finger on the bar. “Barkeep, another one of these, please p>

Yvaine raised an eyebrow. “You might want to pace yourself. That drink goes down smooth at first, but you’ll feel it later p>

“Sage advice from who’s consumed a week’s worth of sugar, cream, and fat… plus God knows how many glasses of alcohol.” She tapped her glass. “This is basically sparkling water p>

“Yeah? How many fingers am I holding up p>

“None, and I’m raising my metaphorical middle one at you. Proof of my totally sober mind—you just said Violet got out on bail. I deduce her family bailed her out p>

“You’re a veritable Sherlock Holmes.” I raised my glass to her. “Her family’s loaded. This’ll barely touch her. The only thing that’ll really hurt is getting fired from Nyx Collective. After that, she might get blacklisted across the entire industry p>

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“Good,” Yvaine said, slapping her leg with satisfaction. “She deserves it. Same goes for Rotten Rhys. Now that the marriage is official, he’s stuck with Catherine Not-a-real-Vance, and with her comes that man, Jace p>

I corrected her. “Jace p>

“Whatever. From what you’ve told me, that guy’s trouble. That’s a diabolical plan he’s got. Rhys can’t get out of the marriage now without coughing up half his money, and p>

We all know how much he loves parting with it. Not to mention the hit to his reputation. He’s going to be the butt of jokes in Skyline for years to come if people find out he married a woman who’s both fake and broke p>

I nodded. “That’s why I don’t want you to post about it. Rhys’s father will do everything in his power to bury this story. Once it gets out, the Granger name becomes a joke p>

Yvaine’s smile grew wider. “I just want to see Rhys’s face when he realizes he’s trapped with that mess. I can’t stop laughing just thinking about it p>