"Ruthless? You've got some nerve calling me that. Remember when you snatched all the advertisers away from my S Corporation, Mr. Cui? You didn't show any mercy back then."

The air between the two women was thick with tension, making all the older men in the room too scared to even breathe loudly.

Sophie leaned in close to Elodie's ear, whispering, "Mr. Cui, if I'm not mistaken, you signed a high-stakes deal with Central Bank. They pumped two billion into Reeves International, which skyrocketed Reeves Entertainment in Devonport. But if your company doesn't rake in four billion within three years, you're sunk. And if you lose, you know the consequences. You'd have to pay back that two billion, and if you can't, everything you mortgaged to Central Bank, including Reeves International, will be theirs."

Sophie speculated that Elodie's rush to cut ties with Reeves International and secure Burke International was a move to save the queen by sacrificing the pawn.

Sophie had also dug up a lot of dirt on Elodie, thanks to Colby.

"If Bea knew you were twenty billion in debt, I wonder if she'd still let you run Burke International."

"That's none of your concern, Ms. Sophie," Elodie's voice turned icy.

top secret. No leaks. Sophie must have had her thoroughly investigated to know

International, you must have used a similar deal to amass billions for the Reeves family. But considering the Reeves family's wealth, it probably isn't enough to support Reeves Entertainment in Devonport. The money from the Reeves family... there

whispering. Today is your day to take charge. Make that woman hand over the share transfer agreement and then

said, if you want the agreement, have

she pulled out

"Elodie!"

just about

Burke With Ms.

she shouldn't be too preoccupied with other

shares in Burke International, so she called James, asking him to come to Burke

way out, with

looked at each other, still unsure of what

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