The lost heiress never forgiven

Chapter 512 A Pawn on the Board

Unlike the Treno fantily, who acted as if the sky were falling, Jonathan hadn’t given them a second thought.

His eyes were set on something much bigger.

He had already begun forging connections within the Victor family–targeting the cracks that could weaken Victor’s control from the inside.

Victor was far too arrogant.

Ever since he’d agreed to that bet with Jonathan, he’d settled into Capital City like a tourist–spending his days eating, strolling, and enjoying himself as if nothing could touch him.

A few days later, he finally made a move.

He asked to see White.

Of course, with Victor’s status, he wasn’t going to visit a detention site himself. After discussions at the top. it was decided–White would be brought out.

Stone was assigned to handle the escort.

Before setting out, he visited the old estate.

Sensing his unease, Jonathan reassured him. “We’re on home turf. There’s nothing to fear. Besides, Victor isn’t going to rescue White.”

“That’s still his son,” Stone couldn’t help but mutter.

“White isn’t his only son. And there’s little love between them,” Jonathan said coolly. “Your job is to protect White’s life.”

If it were him in Victor’s place, he wouldn’t just refuse to save White–he’d have him eliminated.

The scandal around White had blown too wide to suppress. Rather than spend a fortune trying to salvage a son whose exposure might bring down the entire house, Victor might very well let him die–and make it

count.

White wasn’t just any criminal–he was a foreigner, and one being groomed as a successor

If he died, international outrage would erupt.

But that was exactly the kind of smokescreen Victor needed. White knew too much–about family secrets, about operations Victor couldn’t risk coming to light.

the matter of

the wager would be

set

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birds with one stone–clean, calculated,

guarding White now, Victor wouldn’t dare move inside the

zones.

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he devised a way

as Jonathan

as a bargaining chip? Only someone

reevaluate our entire security

was already under immense pressure–now it felt

The Haynes family didn’t last this long on luck alone. The old man has plenty of

curt nod and left

had been quietly sitting through the

she speak. “Victor wouldn’t dare try something here, right? What, he’s going to attack in

has backing. It’s a game of chess now. We’re

a chill crawl down her spine. Everything was starting to feel like a trap layered

Jonathan caught her expression.

“Power and

we help Stone?” Sierra

shook his

His close relationship with Stone

anything happened to White, Stone/would take the fall–and Jonathan couldn’t risk adding to that. Even the transportation details were top secret. If Jonathan knew them, that would be a threat

quietly leaned into his

word, but Jonathan knew what she

a rare softness in his voice. “I’m sorry for dragging you into

had always liked the simple things–pure research,

to deal with

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