Chapter 125 - Stolen Spotlight

The steady stream of elegant guests flowing through the Mack mansion's grand entrance brought satisfied smiles to Jade and Andrew's faces. Their calculated gamble was paying off magnificently.

They had known exactly what they were doing when they scheduled tonight's housewarming celebration. Mary's birthday had been marked on their calendar for months, just as it had been every year for decades. The Murray family's annual tradition was impossible to forget, which made their timing anything but accidental.

The memory of their original plan still stung slightly. They had intended to purchase the property directly across from the Murray estate, positioning themselves as permanent thorns in their former rivals' sides. Veronica's interference, coupled with Cullen's intervention, had completely derailed those carefully laid schemes.