Connor stormed into the room and tossed Barrett onto the carpet without saying a word. He didn't hit him again; he knew Chloe had really gone to town on him this time. Any more, and the guy might actually bite the dust today.

Connor settled into the couch, his presence as icy as a thousand-year-old glacier. "Barrett, who sent you?"

Barrett lay on the floor, barely able to move. He felt like every bone in his body was shattered, and even breathing was agony. He stayed silent.

Connor's voice remained deep and cold, "If you don't talk, I'll bury you on this island tonight."

Finally, Barrett spoke up. "No one sent me. I love Diana. I can't help it."

"Was it my sister? Did she put you up to this?" Connor's question sounded more like a statement.

It felt like someone had stabbed him right in the chest. He had always suspected Barrett's attentiveness

role-a mere pawn to mess with his

was for Claire to be so ruthless as to try and take

stir. He struggled to lift his head. "It's got nothing to do with the chairwoman. It was all my own doing. If Connor wants revenge, take it out on me alone." Connor's voice was frigid, like frost on a windowpane. "I've got

three

companies, but she had also founded Eldridge

had also built his own company, CNR. The outside world thought CNR was part of Sartori Corporation, but it was actually independent. Even Paradise Resort was part of CNR, not Sartori

abilities. Because Jeffrey held

that wasn't necessarily true. Claire had a better shot than he did. After all, when it came to business acumen,

was.

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