Chapter 747

He paced back and forth, hands clasped behind his back. "How did everything change so fast? I've got to call Frankie and figure out why she turned her back on our alliance."

Benjamin quickly pulled out his phone and dialed Frankie's number. But all he got was an automated message: "Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently switched off."

Confused, Benjamin muttered, "Why is Frankie's phone always off these days?"

Gavin was on edge. "If the Stewart family's main branch crashes and the second branch takes over, with all the bad blood between them, the second branch won't let the main branch off easy. If we back the main branch, we're asking for trouble from the second branch. And retaliation could cost us dearly."

After mulling it over, Gavin decided, "We should steer clear of this mess."

But Benjamin had another take. "Dad, staying neutral might keep us safe for now, but if the second branch is gonna win, aligning with them could mean a fresh start for the Rowland family. Which path do you think is better for our revival?"

"Obviously, the latter."

we should

"But..."

they say, water flows downhill, and people aim high. We can't let the Stewart family's main branch drag us

Gavin was torn.

and the Rowland family could be swept into the annals of forgotten history.

Benjamin's insistence, Gavin finally nodded in

in a panic after learning the McCoy family had struck

night, desperate to lock in their support

was chilly, nothing like before. He danced around any talk of agreements, making Dean realize that it wasn't just the

dejected, and

at yourself. It's not over yet, and you're already throwing in the towel. No wonder you're no match for

"Dad, our momentum's gone. There's no way to

doing the same. Our track record's

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