Richest Mogul

Chapter 2019

However, Viola merely smiled at her without giving an answer. Then, she vanished.

Vivian jolted awake.

At the same time, she realized there was someone in her room.

"You're awake?" A man's cold voice slithered through the darkness like a serpent, sending a chill down Vivian's spine.

The dim lighting in the room barely allowed her to make out the figure standing before her.

"Sterling?"

But as soon as she spoke, she felt an overwhelming weakness in her voice. It was as if invisible hands were gripping her throat, making every word difficult to utter.

Sterling took two steps closer, towering over her. "I underestimated you and Manfred. The two of you destroyed everything I had! And left me with nothing! I won't let you get away with it!

"Since Manfred is so deeply devoted to you, let's see if he's willing to give up his life for you!"

completely surprised that Sterling had managed to infiltrate the

yesterday, Manfred had assured her that Sterling was already too busy struggling for his own survival and that certain members of the Bowman family would

Yet here he was.

let out a sinister chuckle and

found all the talismans you hid in my room!" His voice was

the city from the outskirts, something had felt off. The more he thought

scheme-he had been utterly and completely

the Bowman family and forcing Sterling to

imagined that he would end up in such a

because of Manfred and Vivian in front of him.

could react further, darkness overtook her

a dilapidated temple. It had clearly been abandoned for a

soon as she opened her eyes,

dim lighting last night had obscured his

she almost didn't recognize him. His face was covered in scars— fresh wounds, barely

how

twisted, hollow laugh. "I planned for everything-yet I never imagined