Bessie found Grant's behavior a little contradictory. She suspected that it was not him who resolved the problem. Also, Bessie could see that Corrie had a crush on Grant. As Corrie's cousin, Bessie felt like it was her responsibility to keep Corrie from being deceived by others so easily. "Yes, Grant. Who is your friend? Can you introduce them to us?". Corrie asked sweetly. Grant's friend had to be more powerful than him. For a moment, everyone quieted down and stared at Grant. "Well. " Grant stammered. He broke out in a cold sweat. Out of everyone present, only Trevor knew that it was his sister Evie who chased Maison and his men away. "Maison always boasts that he works for Miss Sanderson, the richest and most beautiful CEO in Jork. I have met Miss Sanderson several ti mes before, so I asked her for help

She's the friend that I called. Gra nt l ied. Hearing such shamele ss words, Trevor cou ld not help laughing. He could not believe that G rant just bragged about hav ing a connection with Evie. "What the fuck are you laughing at, Trevor? If it weren't for Grant, you would've been beate n to a pulp just now. You're such an ingrate!" . Bernard curse d, trying to please Grant. After hearing Grant's explan ation, Bernard and his follo wers started flattering him. "Grant, you are t he best!" . Hearing Corrie' s coquettish ton e, Grant beamed. He loved it every time she tried t o flirt with him. He raised his chin and crowed, "And as you may all kn ow, my friend Miss Sanderson owns the Willard Manor. After we're done here, let's all go there. My treat. Everyone chee red at Grant's announcement

"Oh, my God, Bessie! Did you hear that? We'r e going to the Willard Manor. I heard it's g orgeous up there. I can't wait for us to go," . Corrie exclai med and held Bessie's hand. "Yeah, I heard. Will you come w ith us, Trevor?" . Bessie still felt th at something was off about Grant's story. She still th ought that h e was lying. She did not want to go with the rest of the g roup to the manor, but she could not stand th e idea of letting Corrie go there without her. She needed to be there to guid e her cousin so that she would not make the wrong decisions. "Why are you asking Trevor to come with us? If he comes, th e staff at the manor may mistake him for a beggar and stop h im at the entrance. That's going to be embarrassing for us," . Bernard said in a voice drippi ng with mockery