Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 949

Chapter 949: On our own terms

[FLASHBACK

[Mama]

— reference: Chapter 836: There's nothing amiss]

"What plan?" Stephen blurted out, darting his eyes between Charles and Haines. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

A part of Stephen's heart knew that whatever these two men had in mind would put him in a tight situation. It wasn't like Stephen wasn't already in a tight spot, but knowing Charles, this guy wouldn't improve his situation.

"Charles and I have been discussing it since Atlas told us what you told him," said Haines coolly. "So, Charles and I came up with a plan you might... find a little risky."

Stephen mildly shook his head. "Your tone already told me it's not just a 'little' risky."

"Proceed with the plan," Charles chimed in, causing creases to form on Stephen's forehead. "Do what they told you to do, Steph."

"What?!" Stephen jumped from his seat, staring down at them in disbelief. "You want me to kill the chairman?"

"Shhh..." Charles closed his eyes briefly. "Quiet, Stephen. This might be a private area of the restaurant, but remember that you don't know who else is listening

and watching."

hitched, his eyes shaky as he scanned the restaurant. Reluctantly sitting back

and whispered, "Charles, do you really hate your father so much as to make him a scapegoat? How could you ask me

grateful to Chairman Bennet. He might get upset with the old man, but in Stephen's heart, the

give the impression that he was capable of anything

heart. "You're asking me to be... to be my father, Charles. You are asking me

say first," Haines intervened, knowing this was heading into a much more sensitive area of Stephen's heart and life. "It's not what

what you think it is," Charles interrupted, his expression stern and unfaltering. His eyes were fixated on Stephen's reddening face. "I

shaking as he clenched

of breaking free from all of this

Stephen's eyes was slowly

confusion. "You, of all of us, knew what kind of people were pulling the strings, Stephen. Even if we come together and try our best to catch them, the only

his back. "Worse, they'll make you take the fall and find someone else to do their bidding. In this situation, having another player in their game is the worst we can have. If that happens, we might not have an opportunity, as we'd be too busy wondering who's next. We have to avoid that

have told

f.n

dealing with more than any of them. However, in reality, it was Charles who knew what type of people these were

could barely get any information from

that these people were powerful

they arrested some of them. Worse, if they

approached your son to tangle you in

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