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."

let out a cold chuckle. "You've got guts, demanding

know that you are wealthy beyond measure. A

so-called master who gave me the negative item? Were you both

his domain. His plans were meticulous, his influence absolute. Every pawn moved at his command. Yet today, a mere trickster had

that once empowered him had

He cursed it—and her.

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

she spoke, a hint of false admiration in her voice. "Mr. Bowman, you see right

smart. Fine, I agree to your terms. Now lift the

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

chair and closed her eyes,

was waning fast. If not for her

Sterling gritted his teeth and relented. He ordered his men to prepare five million dollars and ready

left the mansion, each step feeling like a battle against

she could only

strategy that harmed her enemy but also left her

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