Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 244

Howard's arrogance vanished in an instant.

Selling off his own daughter had never weighed on his conscience. But hearing her say it out loud, blunt and cutting, stripped him of his pride and left him feeling uneasy. After all, Serena was still his daughter.

Silence hung heavy in the office.

After a long pause, Howard let out a sigh.

"It's all my fault, but the Jansen Group needs projects and funding. You wouldn't want to see the company your mother built with her porcelain trade collapse,

would you?"

Serena fell silent, feeling a sharp pain pierce through her chest.

They were father and daughter, yet every conversation revolved around business, money, and leverage. Never once had he spoken to her of love or of family. Even Amber's sacrifices had been reduced to nothing more than a bargaining chip.

Serena felt a pang of sympathy for Amber.

However, Jansen Group still bore the Jansen name. They hadn't taken everything from her yet.

stay strong, masking her emotions with

and unwavering as she said, "Give me

couldn't fall. She had to take it back, strip it of its name, and make sure the world knew that it had always

let out a breath of relief, thinking he had

girl, Nina. Compared to Sarah, you've always been

compliment didn't move

dialed Adrian's number and got straight

he finally spoke. "I'm willing to continue negotiations, but not with

anything that didn't sit well with you, I

He lowered his voice as

palm over the phone's mic and sneered. "She can deal with her own mistakes. I handle business. I don't intend to clean up

impossible!" Howard's face flushed red

yourself," Serena said, tossing the phone at him

a middle-aged man like him. Panicked, he shoved

Do whatever you want... I just need you

sacrificed. The indifference was

still kept