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 told him it

intelligence he was plenty sharp. But Neville was mostly aboveboard, and this plan wasn't something you could execute with clever talk alone. It required getting your hands dirty-using

head.

the scenes. Haynes leaned forward, his voice steady. "Star, before you go any

heart of the scheme in a single

into his trap. Only then will he make


come after you. If he's suspicious, or hesitates,

nodded lightly.

plan's in motion, you'll 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 course, if you pull this off and buy in at the bottom, it'll all be worth it? But

was a

if she fell, everything Stella

if

Williams Group, she'd be

on the payrol nothing more. She'd

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