Chapter 49 · Bianca's Birth Certificate

"Say it again." Bianca's voice cracked across the table. "Say the number again, Jae, so everyone in this room hears you admit it."

Jae didn't move. His jaw was tight, eyes still locked on Lila like he was trying to build a wall between her and the rest of the room with just his face. His knuckles pressed white against the back of a chair.

"Forty percent," Corazon said instead, flat, folder still open in her hands. "Rosa Santos. Forty percent of Luna Bay Grand. That's what the registry says. That's what I'm holding right now."

"Then he knew." Bianca jabbed a finger at Jae, her nail catching the light. "He knew the Korean group was buying against forty percent, not ten, and he let Grant walk in here with the wrong contract. You set my father up."

"I didn't set anyone up." Jae's voice stayed low, controlled, but his hand had gone white on the back of the chair, knuckles standing out like ridges. "I found out the same hour you did.