Chapter 199

Bella paced around her room, her phone still in her hand after the unknown caller hung up. She stared at the screen, trying to piece together what the cryptic message meant."Ryan, Ivy, and Luca together?" she muttered to herself, frustration simmering beneath the surface.

"What could they possibly be up to? It can't be good…"She threw the phone onto her bed and stood by the window, her mind racing. She didn’t like being kept in the dark, especially when it came to Ryan.

Things had spiraled out of control since Ryan’s supposed memory loss, and Bella was starting to wonder if she was being played. Her mind shifted to the Kendrick Empire, now within her grasp, but Ryan’s recent behavior was unsettling.

She needed to figure out what they were doing—whatever their plan was, Bella wasn’t going to let them ruin everything she had worked for."Guess I’ll have to do some digging myself," she muttered, grabbing her purse and keys, determined to find out more.

Downstairs, Rose Kendrick glided