The Heartbreak Prescription (by Glazed Snow) novel Chapter 1196

"Another plan? What kind of plan?" Kate asked.

"If we can't rely on Edric, then we'll rely on your real father," Noelle said.

A calculating look flashed in her eyes. She pulled out her phone and made a call, her angry tone turning soft and gentle almost instantly.

"Craig, where are you? We've got trouble. Edric's starting to suspect me. I'm bringing Kate over."

A deep, gravelly male voice answered, calm but intimidating. "Come over. I'm at the usual place."

Noelle hung up and looked at Kate. "We're going to see your real father right now."

She started the car, turned around without another glance at the Quinn family estate, and sped away.

Twenty minutes later, they arrived at an upscale private apartment complex on the outskirts of the city. The building sat far from downtown and looked expensive but discreet. This was where the man Noelle kept hidden for more than a decade lived.

His name was Craig Lively.

He was tall, with sharp, intimidating features and a rough edge that made it obvious he wasn't from Edric's world. Over the years, he quietly built up several businesses through ruthless tactics and careful planning.

He was Noelle's first love and Kate's biological father.

Noelle and Craig fell in love when they were young, and she got pregnant unexpectedly. Craig came from an ordinary family and couldn't afford to support them, so Noelle started looking for a wealthy man who could.

That was when she set her sights on Edric, whose marriage was already falling apart.

From then on, Edric supported her and Kate for more than a decade while she secretly kept seeing Craig behind his back. For sixteen years, the two of them waited and schemed with one goal in mind: getting their hands on the Quinn family fortune.

The apartment door opened.

Craig sat on the couch smoking. He looked up when Noelle and Kate walked in, his eyes settling on Kate's pale, stunned face.

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