Richest Mogul

Chapter 2009

Sterling had been set up for the first time, by a woman.

"Tell me who you are first." His voice was laced with fury. If Sterling had his way, Vivian's neck would already be snapped.

The sheer audacity of negotiating with him! She must have a death wish.

Vivian saw the murderous intent in his eyes. "I know you want to kill me. Maybe even my entire family. But forget it. Even if you throw everything you have, you won't be able to touch us.

"As for me? Kill me, and the negative item's backlash will drive you mad. Sooner or later, the mighty Bowman family will crumble, and you'll have nothing."

"You!" Sterling was livid. He had never expected such a crushing defeat.

"Fine. What are your terms?" He ground the words out, already planning how she would pay for this threat.

Vivian exhaled slowly, fighting the weakness in her limbs. She could still move, but running was no longer an option.

Her only option was to stall Sterling long enough. "First, give me five million dollars. Second, arrange a carriage to take me safely out of here. Meet these terms, and I'll lift the backlash."

cold chuckle. "You've got guts, demanding

you are wealthy beyond measure. A mere five million is nothing to someone like you." Vivian smiled

so-called master who gave me the negative item? Were you both in on this from the start? Was this some

His plans were meticulous, his influence absolute. Every

him had

He cursed it—and her.

hadn't even considered this angle, but

flickered as she spoke, a hint of false admiration in her voice.

I agree to your

help you now, I'll leave this mansion as a corpse. You've got no choice. In 30 minutes, the pain will

she leaned back in her chair and closed

Her strength was waning fast. If not for her fear of Sterling noticing,

He ordered his men to prepare five million dollars and

the mansion,

something she could only use once in her lifetime. It drained

a strategy that harmed her enemy but also left her

she had. There was