–Laura–
The revelations? Oh, they hit me like a double shot of espresso straight to the brain. I never expected my sister to know who Louie Lancer really was. To me, he had always been just our CEO—the man with a decent jawline, a good work ethic, and a mysterious knack for keeping the company steady even when the storm clouds rolled in. The company was in capable hands because of him, that much I never doubted.
We did our background checks, of course—thorough ones. I'm not that gullible. But I never gave him the full family recipe, only the ingredients he needed to run the kitchen. The rest, well, that was kept locked away in a vault of secrets, just like mother taught us.
And then came the revelation—like a hammer to the kneecaps—that he was one of the developers of the compass. Thecompass. My mouth went dry, my heart skipped a polite beat, and even the babies in my stomach jittered as if they'd just had their first taste of caffeine.
