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.
into ruining everything my
own fairy tale. Why don't you try thinking the
promised Abraham Lancaster that the partnership would go to Lancaster,
had no choice but
own chances by striking a deal with someone
"Why didn't you tell
Alex
listened. You should have checked the information before throwing money at it. Greed blinded you, leading to
Chris spat, shaking with rage. "This is all a lie! You're the
my invitation cards and the jewelry I gave Sophia,"
others? Some won't
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was drawn to his phone, which was
couldn't ignore the
"Mother?" His voice wavered.
Why are people blowing up my phone, demanding we cancel
He quickly stood up and hurried to a corner of
to stay on her feet, followed closely behind him, her face drained of
stage, Lily Emerson continued discussing plans with Jasmine, all smiles
alone at the table, Alex sat in silence, his eyes
all evening, suddenly
beautiful as Sophia,
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