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Walton Group… that meant Jamie.

Sharon’s gaze sharpened. “Why would the Walton Group suddenly attack the Macaron Group?”

She didn’t believe Jamie would go after Julliard simply because he had helped her. For all his cruelty and cunning, Jamie was never reckless. He might despise her, but he wouldn’t target Julliard without reason.

If anything, Carter and Xavier had done far more to assist her. Jamie would never bypass them to strike at Julliard -unless… something had happened to Carter as well.

The thought sent a chill through her. She immediately picked up the internal line.

“Enzo, compile all the recent business news and bring it to me. Now.”

Ten minutes later, Enzo returned with a neatly organized dossier.

He truly lived up to his reputation as a professional assistant–every report concise, relevant, and to the point.

Though Sharon still suspected he’d been planted by the Kalen family, she had to admit he was remarkably

competent.

the pages, Sharon quickly found the source of the turmoil: reports of strategic missteps

had begun precisely

–

for the Biggs Group and the Cooper Group, there was nothing unusual in the

stable across the

Macaron Group was

then, Flint spoke up again, “Miss McKinzie, could you please talk to Mr. Macaron? He’s been sleeping barely three or four hours a night this past month. He hardly eats.

he’d just said, Flint’s voice cut

head snapped up. “What did you just

he’d spoken out of turn. His

her tone sharp, “tell

hesitated, then finally sighed and said, “Business setbacks aren’t unusual, Miss McKinzie. But this time… it’s different. Somehow, the Walton Group obtained the Macaron Group’s confidential data. About a month ago, they partnered with one of Silas’s subsidiaries to set a commercial trap specifically targeting us. Under normal circumstances, the

cash flow’s been severely strained. We can’t patch the financial gap,

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