Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 39

Evangeline's gaze swept across the room as she spoke, sharp enough to keep everyone from looking her in the eye.

Gone was the gentle composure she showed with the Gordon family, replaced by the ironclad authority of a woman in charge

"Any objections? Now's the time to speak up." Evangeline stated calmly.

With Cole's right-hand man, Asher, standing behind her, his respect bordering on reverence, it was as though Cole himself had entered the room. Who would dare step out of line?

After all, Cole, the notorious gambling tycoon, was a name that sent shivers down their spines. Cole might be bedridden, doting on Evangeline with every fiber of his being, but his reputation in the business and underground worlds was still formidable Everyone was convinced that she was Cole's granddaughter, and her eyes-calm yet. piercing-were a mirror image of Cole's own

David, who had just been ousted, served as her first lesson to the company. She did not even spare the old timers' pride

Who would dare cross her then?

Evangeline settled back into her chair with an air of relaxed

they quickly honed

with Foster Group to take over Stonehill Bay and construct the

vacation hub, envisioning it as the

Foster family's stocks in a nosedive half of the group had already cast their votes in favor, desperate for a strong alliance to turn the tide. The Kingdom of the Sea' seemed like the perfect opportunity.

in," said Evangeline, her voice ringing with authority, "and don't tell me you're clueless about Strata King

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we sink our cash into Stonehill Bay, we'll

left babysitting a stretch of ocean that's not

with nods of agreement. The company's stock was in the gutter, and without a bold move, they would be limping through the next few months, watching their

someone called out from the sea of

deal? Off the table, I'm speaking for my grandfather here, and it's a hard