Getting close to Phoebe and extracting the intel Gaia needed wasn't going to be easy for Patty. But the payoff Gaia had dangled in front of her was impossible to resist.
The Dixon clan ranked among Clearwater's top four power families. Even their leftover scraps carried more weight than anything Patty's father could ever put on the table.
Patty knew she had to try, regardless of how it played out. Without taking action, Phoebe would maintain her stranglehold over them, and Patty would spend the rest of her days watching her family's situation spiral downward.
"Fine, best of luck. I'll be expecting good results," Gaia said, completely indifferent to Patty's struggles. She smirked internally. 'Nothing worthwhile ever comes free. Want something? Be ready to pay the price. That's life.'
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Phoebe's POV
"Phoebe! Get over here!" Charlies hollered from the lab office, acting like he was guarding state secrets while flashing that mischievous grin of his.
