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.

press her further when she changed

to Jamie. “Jamie, I heard Johanna was kidnapped.

of Johanna tugged at him. He answered in a

said, “I’m fine now. You don’t need to stay here with me. Johanna is more

hesitated, then nodded. “Alright. I’ll come back to

it wasn’t appropriate for several men to camp at her bedside. After Samantha returned, everyone

Victoria’s kidnapping barely caused a ripple in her composure. 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

at the Kalen residence, Sharon immersed herself in the

a critical period: the first year following Richard’s disappearance was the company’s darkest chapter. Its stock had plummeted, hitting the limit down and becoming a target for aggressive short sellers. The company had nearly

to seize the weakened company, internal factions

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of the disintegrating empire. It

alone in her study,

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