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He was sending a crystal-clear message: he could plant moles right in her inner circle without her blinking.
Even if Linsey booted Caylee out now, Gorman would just slip another pawn into place, keeping his grip tight.
And if Caylee ever becdead weight, Gorman wouldn't hesitate to pull the plug on her grandmother's lifeline.
“Linsey, I'm so sorry...” Caylee’s voice faltered, words drying up under the weight of her guilt.
She felt naked, her shlaid bare for exploiting Linsey’s generosity. Linsey shut her eyes for a heartbeat,
steadying herself, before her voice came, soft but loaded. “Caylee, level with me. How much does your
grandmother's care really cost?”
Caylee kept her head down, her voice a faint murmur as she spilled the number.
It was a jaw-dropping amount.
“She’s not out of the woods yet,” Caylee added, her voice rough and raw.
“The doc says more bills are coming.”
Linsey’s heart sank as she took in Caylee’s words.
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Deep down, Linsey knew she would never have scraped together the cash for that surgery, not with her own two
hands.
Still, she was gutted, her faith in Caylee shattered by what she had done.
But even after all the tthey had spent together, Linsey couldn't just stand there and let Caylee’s grandma
suffer over a stack of unpaid bills.
A wry, self-mocking grin tugged at her lips.
If she had been in Caylee’s shoes, she would have jumped at Gorman’s deal too—anything to keep the last piece
of her world from slipping away.
“I get it,” Linsey finally said, eyes fixed on the floor, her voice flat. “You can keep working for Gorman.”
Caylee’s head snapped up, eyes wide as saucers, brows knitted in shock. “Linsey, no way! I'm done with that, |
swear. I'm not passing another word to Mr. Green, cross my heart.”
“What about your grandma?” Linsey asked, her voice cutting through the heavy air.
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