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Jenkins stopped in her tracks and turned around, a hint of a smile playing on her lips. "What? Having second thoughts about letting me go?"

The voice that stopped her was Keira's. Peter also spun around, his gaze shifting to Keira.

Keira looked at them both and said slowly, "I just thought you two could use a proper goodbye."

The words lingered in the air. Peter and Jenkins exchanged a glance but quickly looked away, each refusing to hold the other's gaze.

Keira noticed and gave a faint smile as she stepped between them. "Jenkins, you really do care about my brother, don't you?"

Jenkins was caught off guard, pausing for a beat.

Peter froze as well.

"If you didn't care," Keira continued, "then when you made him choose, you would've simply said yes to his question. If you truly wanted him to choose you over me, you would've told him you cared. But you avoided it, didn't you?"

She turned directly to Jenkins. "Why?"

Jenkins's face tightened. "I just didn't want to lie."

"No," Keira replied. "You just didn't want to put Peter in a difficult position."

Peter. "Peter,

at the ground,

"What's the point of saying all this now?

step forward. "Lion, have you really thought this

her lips

twenty years ago, right? Back then, assignments were based on status and

Jenkins's fists clenched. "And?"

But now that it's thriving,

economy is in the palm of Rabbit's hand now, and everyone in Clance's inner circle answers only to her. The alliance

expression turned

work together. Whatever you and my brother share, that's up to you

Jenkins went quiet.

Peter's brow furrowed.

her arms, her expression smug. "Rabbit's giving you a chance, and you better take it. Look, I know that boss over in Country M is ruthless, but Rabbit? She's soft-hearted. And working with her is working with me!" Erin grinned with absolute confidence. "Once I take over the South family,

face darkened.

an apple,

Jenkins grimaced. Peter blinked.

smile playing on

raised an eyebrow. "And that

not as welcome in Country A as

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