Ashton looked out of the car window, deep in thoughts. It took him a while to answer, “He is after money, but not from me.”

I looked at him, puzzled.

He raised his eyebrow and warned, “Look out! Red light!”

I turned back to look ahead and jammed the brakes, startled.

He clapped his hand on his forehead and mocked, “I managed to escape unharmed from Shane, but in the end, I die from my wife’s carelessness. That is a little outrageous, don’t you think?”

I frowned and chided, “Stop spouting nonsense.”

He chuckled and the atmosphere lightened.

The traffic light turned green and I drove on.

big due to the incident in Moranta. He hired Shane to make a scene, officially

matter?” I

telling me

They had some factories and a pharmaceutical company. Their business then was not as diversified nor huge as compared to now. The main player in the oil sector was the Sanders, one of the most prominent families in K City during those days. The oil sector wasn’t a major industry at that time, so the Sanders assigned the concession of that business to their

Winona Stovall you mentioned is

Ashton nodded.

adopted by the Sanders? Why is her family

got pregnant not long after and had her own baby. Due to some personal reasons not privy to us, the Sanders changed your grandma’s last name to Stovall, which was Mrs.

nodded and probed,

of the richest families in K City. Some of the old-money families tried to cozy up to the Murphys. Others felt threatened by their rise, so they plotted against the Murphys. As your grandma held the key to the rise of the Murphys, she was targeted and suffered much. Your grandma knew the importance of oil to the family and the country, so she planned to control the development to make it sustainable in the long run. The Murphys were blinded by greed and did not heed her advice. Out of desperation, your grandma hid the oil concession

the secret compartment is the sandalwood box grandma left for me,

to get close to you because

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