After the call ended, Leonel, arms crossed, looked at his mother with a knowing expression. “So, has Bianca agreed to come over today?”

Madison’s grin was sly. “When have I ever not gotten what I want?” she said confidently.

“And how do you plan to do that?” Leonel asked.

Madison smirked. “Sometimes you need to step back to move forward. First, we need to break up Bianca and her boyfriend. Then Blake will have his chance.”

Leonel raised an eyebrow, skeptical, before heading off to his research institute.

That evening, after finishing work, Bianca left the office. She had already told Dave she would be visiting her mother and asked...