Chapter 49: Clean it

The conversation naturally kicked off with inquiries about Charlotte's rapport with Liam. Thomas had long harbored the belief that only by clinging to Liam could they truly cast Chloe into oblivion, a plan he had never abandoned. But Charlotte, privy to his schemes, had never approved. Charlotte chided, "Liam's got nothing to do with our vendetta. Let's not keep dragging him into this; he won't be our knight in shining armor." "Is that so?" Thomas hesitated, biting back the tale of his chance encounter with Daniel while catching up with Brendan. He gave her a serious heads-up, "Leiventale is Beaumont territory. The local big shots all look up to the Beaumonts. Charlotte, you better watch your step." Heeding her reluctance to exploit Liam, Thomas dropped the subject. He was well-informed about the recent stir in Leiventale; Liam had severed ties with the Beaumonts. It was a bold move. With the Perry and Beaumont families interlinked by marriage, and the Beaumonts reigning supre