Myra hesitated but then spoke with determination. "Melanie is in charge of the materials. She secretly manipulates things and often sends Johnson in to handle it."

I understood what Myra said right away. This was my chance. I needed this evidence to catch Melanie and her cohorts in the act.

Johnson's distress was understandable to me. After all, this was not a small-scale project but a substantial endeavor.

This was one of Celine's few major city projects. When Liora got it, she secretly handed it to Matthew, using him to open another front for her younger brother. If anything went wrong with this project, all three would be implicated.

My body tensed up. I hadn't expected it to be so effortless.

While I had plans for these three businesses, I never expected things to work out so well. My scheme hadn't been this ruthless. Now, I could bring their entire operation to a halt.

Myra became concerned when she saw my dazed expression, fearing she had said something wrong. "Chlo, I-I h