Jarrod used to love everything she cooked-there was never a meal left

unfinished. Now that she'd shown Cara her recipes, he'd at least eat something, she thought.

Cara's eyes lingered on her. "Ma'am, are you heading out?"

Elodie glanced toward the master bedroom. "I have some urgent work to deal with."

She didn't offer any more explanation. After everything that had happened today, everyone needed a little time to process.

Cara didn't press further.

Leaving the recipe with Cara, Elodie made her way to VistaLink Technologies.

There really was a work emergency; the tech department had hit a snag she had to personally resolve.

Ivan made a trip to the Harcourt estate.

The Harcourt Group had collapsed. Predators were circling, waiting to tear them apart.

Malcom was slumped on the living room couch, drained and defeated by the blow.

He couldn't understand it. He'd managed to pay off part of the debt-surely the others wouldn't push him this far. But everything had changed overnight; several companies had joined forces to crush him.

jumped up, rushing to grab Ivan's hand. "Brother, you're finally here! There's trouble at home. Dad says we're facing a forced takeover, and the money from the buyout

believed Ivan

her anxious, aggrieved face as he pulled

off, staring at him in confusion.

I've been calling and calling. TerraGreen Solutions carries a lot of weight in the industry. If the Harcourts go under, I lose everything I've worked for. Ivan, you have to

of the coffee table, a mocking tilt to his mouth. "President Harcourt, never thought I'd

in his tone

broke out in a cold

I'm one of them." Ivan stretched

drained of color; he could barely

Ivan's arm. "Brother, please, this isn't funny.

shook her off so hard she nearly fell, stunned at the man before

figured it out? This is Jarrod's

and those companies had plenty of ways to crush

his knees nearly gave

would never go so far.

"President Harcourt, you're finished.

Harcourt family is

were

his knees, Ivan

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