Silas looked at Lex. “When will Victoria’s injury be fully healed?”

Lex replied, “According to my elder brother, two weeks.”

Silas and Scott relaxed at once.

But Victoria shook her head. “No.”

Everyone turned to her.

Her pale face was set with determination. “I start working at the Kalen Group next week. I don’t want to delay the job.”

Jamie frowned. “It’s only a week. If you need time to prove yourself, I can give you a few more orders.” (1

Lex wasn’t to be outdone. “Victoria, rest and recover. People and resources aren’t a problem.”

Silas and Scott nodded in agreement. They could offer Victoria almost as much support as Lex and Jamie could.

again. “No. I

her further when

I heard Johanna

expression darkened; the memory of Johanna tugged at him. He answered

need to stay here with me. Johanna is

hesitated, then nodded. “Alright. I’ll

to camp at her bedside. After Samantha returned, everyone departed

Her relationship with the Kalen family existed in a state of superficial calm–a fragile truce where neither side had yet chosen to tear off the veneer. Sharon wanted control of the Kalen Group; the Kalens wanted

in the Kalen Group’s financial records and

the company’s darkest chapter. Its stock had plummeted, hitting the limit down and becoming a target for

the weakened company, internal factions had erupted into civil

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had all descended, fighting for a piece of the disintegrating empire. It was difficult to

sat alone in her study, poring over

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