From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 171

Laurinda woke up to the sound of her phone buzzing. It was York calling, saying he needed to talk. Still half asleep, she dragged herself out of bed and headed back to the manor.

The butler looked genuinely surprised when she showed up alone. He quickly approached her.

“Laurinda, you’re back. Didn’t Adolphus come with you?”

She handed him her backpack and flopped onto the sofa, looking relaxed and not the least bit bothered. “He’s got things to deal with. He might drop by tonight. Where’s York? Wasn’t he supposed to wait for me?”

“York was just here, but he stepped out after a phone call. Laurinda, would you like some pear soup? I had the kitchen bake some pears for you.”

“Not now. I’m going up to the study. When York gets back, tell him to come find me there.”

Laurinda got up, grabbed her backpack from the butler, and headed upstairs.

When York finally came in, Laurinda was deep in her programming. He walked over, glanced at the wall of code on her screen, then sat down across from her.

“You really stirred things up on your trip. Northland was almost turned upside down because of you. Impressive.”

Laurinda didn’t even bother to look up, just let out a dry laugh. “Well, they only have themselves to blame. If anyone’s at fault, it’s Patton. The only reason everything fell apart for them is because Patton had collected so much evidence. He didn’t even spare himself. Every single thing he did wrong, written out in plain detail. There was no way for him to talk his way out of it.”

When Laurinda got to Patton’s factory, the first thing she did was share her plan with York. The asset transfer agreement had actually been prepped and sent over by someone on York’s team. Without that, there was no way she could have pulled everything off so fast by herself.

She finally paused her typing, propped her chin on her hand, and stared at York with those sharp, dark eyes. “That was your whole plan, wasn’t it? Don’t pretend you’re innocent. I know what you’re up to. I’m guessing only Leo was left in the dark. The people who came to help me got there way too quickly. That was no last-minute rescue.”

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