Chapter 775 - 774

775 Chapter 774

Keira was a little startled when she received the call.

The Gill family had already reached out the moment they heard from Ryan about continuing their collaboration, so why was Ryan calling now? Had he figured out she’d manipulated him?

As she wondered about this, she coughed lightly and glanced at Lewis.

Truth be told, it was her first time pulling off a scheme like this, and she felt a little guilty.

Lewis, noticing her hesitation, took the phone from her hand, giving her a side-eye. He didn’t say a word, but the look in his eyes was clear: Really? You’re nervous over this?

Clearly, Lewis was a seasoned veteran in the business world.

Calm and collected, he put the phone on speaker. Ellie’s bright voice came through, “Ms. Olsen, you saved my brother and me! Our family would love to visit you to thank you in person and clear up any misunderstandings. Would that be alright?”

Keira heard every word, as did Lewis, who kept the call on speaker

She raised an eyebrow, about to respond when Erin suddenly appeared behind her and shouted, “No way!”

Ellie responded immediately, “I’m asking Ms. Olsen, not you!”

Erin scoffed, “Really? Since when were you and my cousin so close?”

“Your cousin? You’re from the South family. What’s that got to do with her?”

Erin sneered, “She and I are related. You tell me, what do you think that means?”

Ellie paused for a second before ignoring Erin altogether and focusing back on Keira, “So, Ms. Olsen, we’ll come over tomorrow at noon. Our whole family.”

Before Erin could cut in again, Ellie hung up.

Erin huffed and turned to Keira. “Honestly, how rude is she? I mean, they haven’t even gotten our permission, and she’s acting like they’re already invited over.”

Keira gently reminded her, “Technically, this is the Horton residence…”

Erin waved it off, “Well, that’s irrelevant. You’re married to Lewis now, so what’s his is yours, and what’s yours is mine, right? By blood, you’re still my cousin!”

Keira rubbed her forehead, feeling a little exasperated.

Lewis narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to the butler. “Prepare the house. We’ll have guests tomorrow.”

At the Cobb residence.

Ellie hung up and turned to Ryan with a big smile. “Done! They’re more than happy to have us over.”

Ryan raised an eyebrow. “That’s not how it sounded from the conversation I just heard.”

Ellie shrugged. “Whatever, the point is, are you coming or not?”

Ryan sighed, looking down. “We can’t show up empty-handed. After all, they helped us in such a big way. We should bring a gift.”

“Got it!”

Ellie handed the phone back to Ryan and headed for the door. She paused midway and turned around. “Hey, why did you save her number as ‘Fox’?”

Ryan froze for a second.

There wasn’t any particular reason. He hadn’t interacted much with Keira before, just a few phone calls here and there, so he’d saved her number like any other. But, for some reason, as he was typing in her name, her face popped into his mind—young, composed, her gaze sharp, carrying a certain shrewdness. She was like a little fox.

Given time, or maybe even already, her achievements would far surpass those of most people.

Of course, Ryan wasn’t about to explain all that to Ellie. Instead, he simply deflected, “What gift are you planning to bring?”

Ellie’s attention immediately shifted, “Oh! I was thinking of giving her one of my custom pearl necklaces. I ordered two—perfect timing. I’ll give her one!”

She grinned and added, “I’ll make sure to wear mine whenever she wears hers, just to annoy Erin!”

Ryan remained silent.

Meanwhile, Selena, who had been listening to their conversation from the side, clenched her fists.

In this family, there were only two women who should matter: Ellie and herself.

Yet here was Ellie, preparing an extravagant gift, not for her sister-in-law, but for “Keera?”

How could they be so disrespectful?

Fuming inside, Selena kept her head down, forcing herself to suppress her emotions.

Finally, she looked up with a smile. “Ryan, Ellie, we should also bring a gift tomorrow.”

Gavin, standing beside her, nodded immediately, holding her hand. “Of course, we’ll get something too. See you tomorrow.”

“Great.”

After they left, Ellie leaned close to Ryan, whispering, “I don’t trust Selena. I don’t think she’s a good match for Gavin. She’s always scheming.”

Ryan responded calmly, “Stop meddling in their marriage. That’s between them.”

Ellie pouted, “You’re just going to stand by and do nothing?”

Ryan’s voice remained even. “There’s no need.”

Selena was already suffering from terminal cancer. She didn’t have much time left.

The real tragedy was that Gavin was too blinded by love to see her true colors. Losing her at her best might leave a scar on him for life.

Ryan could only hope something would happen to make Gavin open his eyes before it was too late.