Chapter 247

Eric was a man of swift and decisive action.

Connor cracked under his intense pressure, admitting that the one million had come from Julian’s assistant–it was hush money for stirring up trouble at the firm. But he wouldn’t confess to pushing me.

I didn’t press the issue. After all, my goal was to expose the puppet master behind the

scenes.

Deep down, everyone knew it was Julian. Yet, somehow, he always managed to slip through our fingers.

But it didn’t matter. I’d chop off his henchmen one by one, then find ways to place our own people in their stead. After all, Julian had Henry’s unwavering support–roots running deep and unchecked.

“Henry’s not getting any younger, and with Julian being his only son, just imagine how broken he’d be if he lost his sole heir,” I mused out loud as Colin followed the nurse to retrieve some test results. I looked at Eric with a meaningful gaze. “Eric, I know you’re a sharp one. Whatever your reasons for cozying up to Colin may be, I reckon we share a common foe.”

That foe was Julian and Henry.

on Julian and Henry. Those two were ruthless; if Eric was betting on Colin, it was a gamble he had

out the instructions from Sir and Ma’am to the letter.”

could plant one of ours close to Julian?” I

about his inner circle. I’ve thought of a few strategies, but getting close to him

of human nature. I didn’t believe for a second that Julian didn’t

to change our approach. Waiting on Henry won’t do us any good. We’ve got to exploit Julian’s

I knew right then–the Langleys were all charmers in their own right, Samuel included. But Julian differed; women were mere playthings to

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met my gaze, a flicker of complexity in

as his ace, what cards would Henry have left to play? And when that time came, it would be just a matter of time before Colin consolidated his authority within the company.

routine prenatal visits, Colin

canvas.

on protecting that innocence.

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