The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 524

It was obvious now: Scales had no intention of paying up.

A subtle shift ran through the crowd as everyone turned their eyes on him.

The Glenwood family might be the wealthiest in Crestwood, and the Glenwood Group certainly ranked among the city's top businesses, but Crestwood was a place teeming with hidden talents and powerful, low-key enterprises-like C. Corp and Stellaris Group.

Stellaris Group wasn't just powerful; its chairman also happened to be the head of the Shadow Syndicate. Even the mighty Glenwood family had to tread carefully around them.

So when Scales spoke so bluntly, it came across as downright arrogant.

Someone finally broke the tension and reminded him quietly, "Scales... he's the chairman of Stellaris Group."

What? He's the chairman of Stellaris Group?

A flicker of disbelief crossed Scales's face. For a moment, he couldn't quite process it.

Almost instinctively, his sharp gaze zeroed in on Kali.

down her spine,

Scales's expression darkened.

people to cross, why

cut ties with that

Scales forced a smile and turned to Sebastian, offering an apology. "My apologies, President Vesper. I was blind to your status." Sebastian didn't even bother to look up. His voice

"President Vesper, if I'm being honest, I just

family's assets were tied up in the company; even scraping together eight hundred million would mean selling

laugh and offered a solution. "Then put up Glenwood Group shares

immediately. He shot back without hesitation, "No way.

having lost his patience, snapped, "Then

it's incomplete, you must have

whole reason Sebastian had

NecroBlitz Tablets was to reverse-engineer the formula. He

so, he wasn't about to

of the formula, Scales's face grew

a long pause, he put on a mournful act. "There is no formula. The chemist who