Chapter 289

Two days later, Antern arrived at Valor Estate, accompanied by two security officers. Since Vivian’s return the previous day, she had been battling a relentless fever. Despite calling in a doctor and taking medication that night, the fever hadn’t fully broken, and the nightmares that haunted her sleep made rest impossible. Only today was she beginning to feel a slight relief. Vivian had barely given the promissory note a second thought. To her, it was just another calculated attempt by Cassandra to undermine her a petty power play. After all, fifty thousand dollars was a trivial sum to someone like Cassandra. There was no way she would truly come to demand payment.