When Haynes O'Brien arrived, Stella Cameron wasted no time. She dove straight into her plan, outlining every detail for him.

Haynes listened quietly, his attention unwavering.

It wasn't until Stella mentioned wanting to find an opportunity to undercut Israel Williams that Haynes glanced up at her, his eyes sharp.

"Did Neville Connolly come up with this plan for you?"

Stella was a newcomer-there was no way she could have devised a scheme like

this on her own. Even with relentless study of business strategy, no one could hatch such a bold idea without having survived real storms.

Whoever was advising her was no amateur.

It couldn't be Antoney Watson; he was just as green as Stella and nowhere near this calculating. And Foreman Richards? If he could think this far ahead, he wouldn't have fallen for Leonard Lerman's trap in the first place.

But even so, Haynes's gut

wasn't something you could execute with clever talk alone. It required getting your hands dirty-using tactics that

shook her head. "It wasn't

going to. He let it drop. Maybe it was Mr. Burton, or Antoney's father stepping in behind the scenes. Haynes leaned forward, his voice

the heart of the scheme

into his trap. Only then will he


Israel come after you. If

lightly.

have to take some losses. That's how you'll get him to lower his guard. But your company is thriving right now. If you take a hit, your reputation will suffer of

was a

was there to catch her if she fell, everything Stella had fought for could vanish overnight.

even if

Williams Group, she'd be

more. She'd probably never get another chance.

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