Three years ago, she had this nagging feeling that Leopold's death was fishy, but couldn't pin down why. No one ever spoke up about it, and now, with Callum's words, her heart clenched, and her body tensed up.

Callum's hands were firmly on the steering wheel, talking about it as if it were just another day, but the slight tension in his voice betrayed his unresolved feelings.

"He called me the night before he died. He wanted to use his death to create a scandal, to pressure Lysander into giving up his CEO position at the Sinclair Group. Without Lysander in power, he couldn't control you anymore, and you'd be free. He was so naive; what's one life against absolute power? Even in death, he couldn't shake Lysander's hold."

Callum couldn't forget that night, the despair in Leopold's voice when he had called.

A young man, gone in the blink of an eye.

Thalassa's breathing stopped, tears falling, her heart trembling with pain. "So, it was me. I was the cause of his death."

the

had come forward to clarify that the accident was caused by the Sinclair Group's subsidiary, Leossa Electronics, due to manufacturing defects, and not Leopold, shifting all blame to Leossa Electronics would

realized Leopold couldn't withstand the public pressure and the outrage of the victims' families', leading

death was his own scheme, using his life to create a scandal in hopes of dethroning Lysander from the Sinclair

how did he not see that even in death, he wouldn't be able to shake Lysander's foundation? Even three years later, Thalassa's heart ached as if being sliced

strangers, it fulfills Leopold's last

was too deep in her grief to

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Rosalind noticed the tension radiating from

she could easily surpass Thalassa in her area of expertise, dealing with thugs wasn't her forte. That moment surely made Lysander think less of her

her image in Lysander's eyes, Rosalind maintained a gentle smile. "If it weren't for Thalassa, I would've had a hard time. She really knows how to handle bullies. Perhaps she was eager to rush home with

watched Lysander's reaction, noting

his gaze

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