In Mosgravia, Justin was seated behind a sculpted wooden screen in a tea room filled with incense smoke. Dressed in white, he looked elegant, divine, and otherworldly, like he had walked out of a painting. He was in the middle of a chess game with Sheryl.

"Sir, we got news from Solana City. Javier Beckett has completely given up on Betty," Sheryl muttered quietly. "The paternity test result you dropped at the press conference was a huge blow to Mr. Javier."

"That was expected." Justin lowered his gaze. He said indifferently, "Sophia Kirkman was useless. You can't expect much from her daughter.

"I knew Betty wasn't a Beckett many years ago. I was aware of Sophia Kirkman's secrets as well."

"Were you? Why didn't you call them out?" Sheryl looked taken aback. "Sophia Kirkman abused her position as the family matriarch to misappropriate company funds. Weren't you worried about her actions? What if she got her hands on the company stocks or made Javier Beckett her puppet as she took control of the company? Were you not worried that she would be a threat?"

"I was not worried at all." Picking up a crystal chess piece, he calmly captured her knight. "Sophia Kirkman was greedy, but she overestimated her might. Besides, my grandpa was keeping an eye on company affairs. She'd be delusional to think that she could gain control.

check. Otherwise, life would be

Justin's strategy of killing with a borrowed knife. Although Sophia suffered a total defeat in the end, her presence ensured that Jasper failed to gain a foothold in the company and contributed

Mr. Schmidt when you're free." Justin gracefully took a sip of tea. "This is the start of a new

shot three times, lay in the hospital teetering, on the brink of death. Miraculously, he survived the ordeal and was receiving treatment at a hospital of

at the crime scene. Even

He pushed open the door to the patient's room and wheeled in a cart. After that, he locked

ceiling. He was immobile due to being handcuffed

pitiful and vulnerable, even looking like a victim. One could

time to take your

staff who had just entered. Suddenly, he felt his heart racing. His eyes

the panic, he trembled

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