Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Chris's hands trembled as he stared at Jasmine. If he'd known who she truly was, he would never have dared to insult her-not even with a gun to his head.

His mother and grandfather would kill him for destroying their generational wealth.

Jasmine Kingston's voice remained steady as she continued "And for the business partner in our new medical line, we've carefully chosen the Emerson Group as the best fit for us. Please welcome Lily Emerson as our new partner...'

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The hall erupted in applause.

From one table came happiness and uncontained joy, while at the other, murmurs of disappointment filled the air.

There were winners and losers, with every family vying for the same prize.

Especially Sophia. Her face turned ashen, as if all the blood had drained away.

She had paid a hefty $100 million to secure the partnership, and now she had nothing to show for it.

The Lancasters wouldn't survive after she had drained all their cash and savings. Even the Biohealth deal she'd secured was headed for bankruptcy.

"Chris, what just happened?" Sophia snapped, her voice quivering with frustration. "Alex!" Chris shouted angrily, whirling toward him.

"This is all because of you! You must have fed Miss Kingston false information and convinced her to destroy us."

Sophia quickly looked at Alex, panic flickering in her eyes. "Is this because of you?"

"Of course!" Chris continued.

ruining everything my father built. He's the one who

fairy tale. Why don't you try

continued, "I had promised Abraham Lancaster that

had made a shady deal behind the scenes, Kingston had no choice but to back out. If people found

you ruined your own chances by striking a

trembled. "Why

Alex said

You should have checked the information before throwing money at it. Greed blinded you, leading

rage. "This is all a lie!

invitation cards and the jewelry I gave

from others? Some won't be as forgiving

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drawn to his phone, which was

couldn't ignore

"Mother?" His voice wavered.

demanding we cancel our contracts with every single one of Roland's companies? What

stood up and hurried to a corner of the hall, his

her feet, followed closely behind him, her face drained

stage, Lily Emerson continued discussing

table, Alex sat in

all evening, suddenly

beautiful as

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