Chapter 61

"You're right. I did go home purposely to change so that Paxton would know where I was going. I let myself be taken away by Cassian's subordinates. It was also because I wanted to prove my suspicions. "I didn't want to blame Paxton if he was innocent. After all, Paxton has been loyal to my father for decades. "He's a close family friend too, and even if you weren't here, I would have taken that risk," Rose explained. "I already planned out a text on my phone. If I couldn't escape, I would have sent the text to my brother so he would come and save me." She pulled out her phone and showed the text to Steven. There was a text written out in her messaging app that hadn't been sent out yet, just like she had described. "The drinking session with you was part of my plan. But I never intended to use you against Cassian, nor did I ever expect him to have a ninth-grade professional up his sleeve." Steven was feeling much better after listening to Rose's explanation. "I still have to t