Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 592 Stay at Home

Hayley’s POV:

I gently squeezed Benjamin’s hand, trying to offer him some reassurance.

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Turning to the room full of Southwell family members, I broke the silence with my first words of the day.

“You’ll soon see the consequences of today–two highly valuable assets lost.”

The room simmered with resentment as they shot angry glances our way. Despite the hostility, Benjamin and I kept our hands tightly interlocked as we turned to leave.

“Benjamin!” Henry, who had remained silent up to this point, quickly approached us. His voice firm, “I’m coming with you.

“I’ve had enough of this greed, all the scheming and manipulation,” he added.

Benjamin gave him a calm but firm look, placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder. “Stay at home.”

“But-” Henry hesitated, but upon seeing Benjamin’s unwavering expression, he sighed and gave in. “Fine.”

last glance at Axel, Benjamin took my hand, and we walked

left, I had Thomas assign people to keep

before we discovered that once we were gone, the Southwell family situation became even

soon realized that Southwell Group was little more than an empty

would

figure out a way to fix the situation, while some started regretting their part in the power struggle that had taken place.

members had already contacted their brokers, selling off their Southwell Group shares

of a larger plan that

exactly as

Virginia’s POV:

I quietly knocked

in.” Bill’s face fell slightly when

thought it was Hayley,” he explained, disappointment lacing

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Carson, I greeted him politely.

What can I do for you?” Bill asked, his tone casual.

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hesitated, unsure of how to approach the conversation. After a long pause, I finally found the courage to speak.

Bill didn’t seem overly surprised.

nodded thoughtfully. “It might be casier for you to have the cash on