The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 509

They always say you should worry less about enemies turning into friends, and a lot more about friends turning into enemies.

Aaron had known Lance for years. He knew every button to push, what Lance hated most, what he would fight tooth and nail to protect. The plan this time was simple: try to talk Lance into shifting the blame to Gavin. It would help Lance stay clear of trouble with the people from Eldervale and keep the James family from putting all the heat on him.

But Aaron got nervous, worried that Lance wouldn’t listen, and ended up saying too much.

Lance’s face went cold in an instant, his jaw tightening and his eyes shadowed. “Just do what I told you. Start running your mouth again and I’ll send you straight back to Cabinda.”

Aaron shrank back, clamped his lips shut, and left to do exactly what Lance wanted.

Over on Gavin’s side, progress was frozen. Every lead stopped at the same dead end: Amanda’s disappearance.

One of Gavin’s guys came in with an update. “It’s not just us. The James family is on the hunt for that woman too.”

“Lance?” Gavin’s eyebrows shot up in disbelief.

He was confused. Why would Lance get himself tangled up in Catherine’s business? Lance didn’t even know that Catherine’s kid was his.

This just keeps getting crazier, Gavin thought.

He tried to force a grin, but couldn’t muster even that. He dropped heavily into his chair, rubbing the tension from his forehead.

“So what’s this got to do with Lance? Stick someone on him. Keep watching. If he makes a move, I want to know about it and swoop in before he does.”

There was no way he was letting Lance come out on top, not with everything at stake.

Getting Amanda out came at a price. The casino’s demand was outrageous: twenty million.

All that money for an older woman, a gambler with nothing but trouble attached to her name. She wasn’t even worth two hundred, in Gavin’s eyes. The price nearly gave him a stroke.

The casino boss raised an eyebrow. “Not happy with the offer? Fine. I could just go to the James family instead.”

Gavin rolled his eyes. “You think I’m stupid enough to fall for this? If I won’t pay, you think Lance will? He’s even tougher than me.”

He tried cutting a deal. “Listen, I’ll give you two hundred thousand, with an extra twenty on top. That’s the best you’ll get.”

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