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.

that you are wealthy beyond measure. A mere five million is

negative item? Were you both in on this from the start? Was this some scheme

influence absolute. Every pawn moved at

that once empowered him had

He cursed it—and her.

She hadn't even considered this angle, but now that he had suggested

of false admiration in her voice. "Mr. Bowman, you see

agree to your terms. Now lift

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

chair and closed her eyes,

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

gritted his teeth and relented. He ordered his men to prepare

slowly as she left the mansion, each step feeling like

could only use once in her lifetime. It

her energy. It was a strategy that harmed her enemy but also left her severely

it was the only solution she had. There was no other