ulterior motive

And by end of the first episode at least — and I hope I’m not spoiling anything — we learned that there’s an ulterior motive here, which is her daughter has died from opioid use and she believes that the Chicago law firm where she now works is sort of responsible for the cover-up.

Perhaps she has an ulterior motive; so many of these characters do.

But there’s an ulterior motive at play, according to Bruce.

In response, Kenya's foreign ministry said there was "no ulterior motive" in "providing non-partisan platforms to conflict parties".

But the “Severance” creator reveals an ulterior motive in that confrontation.