The Contract Said No Strings Attached (Charlotte) novel Chapter 36

Crystal looked puzzled, her brows knitting together. “Wait, wasn’t it you?”

Evan stared back at her, wide-eyed and innocent. “I just woke up. I was about to go to the bathroom.”

Seeing his bewildered face, Crystal’s own expression shifted to awkward embarrassment. She’d accused the wrong person.

“Oh… never mind, go ahead.”

But in his mind, Evan was silently grumbling. What’s her problem? Why is she randomly accusing me of eavesdropping on her phone calls?

He shook his head and hurried off to take care of business.

Moments later, Aiden emerged from his room. Crystal, suddenly on high alert, strode straight over and grabbed his arm. “It was you, wasn’t it? Come on, fess up—was it you?”

Aiden shrank back, clearly startled by her outburst.

“A-Auntie…?”

Crystal pressed her lips together, realizing she'd mistaken another one. Again.

Noticing the fear in the boy’s eyes, she quickly forced a smile. “Sorry, sweetheart. My mistake. Nothing’s wrong—go ahead.”

Aiden bolted, his eyes brimming with terror.

Crystal clenched her teeth in frustration. She was getting seriously annoyed now.

Damn it, all four of these little brats looked exactly alike—how was she supposed to tell them apart?

One of these kids had overheard her conversation, but which one?

No way—her secret couldn’t get out, not now. And whichever little gremlin it was, they could become her biggest threat.

She balled her fists, determined to sniff out the little eavesdropper no matter what.

Meanwhile, Ethan dashed back to his room, slamming the door behind him. He rushed over and shook Noah awake.

“Dude, wake up—big news. Seriously, huge.”

Ethan was so worked up he could barely get the words out.

Noah rubbed the sleep from his eyes, still groggy. “What’s up?”

Ethan leaned in and whispered everything he’d just overheard in the backyard right into Noah’s ear.

“Hello, may I speak with Ms. Rebecca Thomson?”

Rebecca’s brow furrowed. “This is she.”

“Good afternoon, Ms. Thomson. I’m Mr. Austin’s assistant. He’d like to arrange a meeting with you.”

Rebecca’s eyes widened in surprise. “Dylan?”

“That’s right.”

She frowned in confusion. “What does he want to talk about?”

“He’d prefer to discuss that with you in person. When might you be available?” the assistant replied.

Rebecca thought for a moment. Isabella was coming over tomorrow.

“The day after tomorrow.”

“All right, I’ll let Mr. Austin know.”

Once the call ended, Rebecca sat back, still frowning. She had no idea what Dylan wanted to discuss. To be honest, with her wedding just around the corner, she was starting to feel a little nervous.