Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Sophie’s eyes went shifty. She looked pissed her little game was falling apart.
She wrapped herself around Damien’s arm, playing dumb.
“Babe, wait–this doesn’t add up. The owner’s last name is Quinn. Your wife’s is Carter. So how the hell are they supposed to be sisters?”
Damien eyed me and Emilia like we were trying to pull a fast one. But the receptionist already confirmed Emilia ran this place-that had to be legit.
And the owner literally just called me her sister.
He couldn’t wrap his head around why she’d cover for me.
Sophie went in for the kill, biting her lip all thoughtful.
“Damien, honey-what if Olivia manipulated Ms. Quinn? Like, gaslit her into thinking they’re family or something?”
She did this fake pondering thing. “I mean, I’ve been to tons of high-end events. Never once saw Ms. Quinn with a
sister.”
That was all Damien needed. He stepped up again, dripping with fake concern.
“Ms. Quinn, I hate to break it to you, but this woman clearly scammed you. Convinced you she’s your sister when she’s just some random stalker.”
“She’s really not worth defending. Trust me.”
Then he yanked Sophie forward like a prize show dog.
“Now this is Sophie Bennett-sister of Ethan Bennett, CEO of Nexus Tech. You’ve definitely crossed paths with him at conferences, right?”
“Sophie’s met you before too. She knows you don’t have a sister.”
Both Emilia and I went completely still.
Because Ethan Bennett, CEO of Nexus Tech?
That’s our brother.
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Our family’s got this whole complicated backstory-different last names for all three of us.
Emilia straight-up cackled.
“Hold up. You’re telling me this bitch is Ethan Bennett’s sister?”
Damien, totally oblivious, nodded like he’d just won an argument.
“Yep. So maybe stop enabling this psycho, Ms. Quinn.”
He shrugged. “And look-Sophie only used Olivia’s reservation because she couldn’t book here herself.”
“But somehow this lunatic scored a spot, so we improvised. You get it.”
Emilia was done. She whipped out her phone and hit dial.
“Ethan! Get your ass over here. Apparently you’ve got a mystery sister named Sophie Bennett running around. She’s screwing Olivia’s husband and they’re both treating her like garbage. Care to enlighten me?”
Our brother’s voice exploded through the speaker.
“What are you talking about?! You and Olivia are my only sisters! I don’t know anyone named Sophie Bennett!”
“Where the hell are you? I’m on my way.”
Dead slience.
Damien spun around and grabbed Sophie’s wrist as she tried backing toward the exit.
“Call your brother! Right now! What the hell is this?!”
Sophie wouldn’t look him in the eye.
“I-I never actually said I was his sister…”
Damien’s brain visibly short-circuited.
“What?!”
“But every time I asked, you didn’t say you weren’t! You straight-up told me I only got that manager job at Nexus because you and your brother youched for me!”
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