"Why are you here?"


    Gideon stormed into the office, his face flushed with anger as he locked eyes with Calista.


    Ss, sitting calmly behind his desk, met Gideon''s furious gaze without flinching.


    Gideon rarely visited the main office and even less frequently set foot in Ss''s domain. Yet here was Calista,fortably settled in Ss''s office, stirring a tempest of anxiety within him.


    The unsettling thought wed at Gideon: Calista was here to rece him. Ss was offering him the opportunity to step into his shoes.


    "Uncle Ss invited me," Calista replied coolly, ncing at Gideon. "He thought I should learn a few things from him. There''s some stuff about my studies I need to discuss with him too."


    "What''s your angle, Calista?" Gideon narrowed his eyes. "Don''t tell me you''re eyeing the Baker Group?"


    "And if I am?" Calista shot back as he nced at Gideon nonchntly. "You''ve got your sights set on the Baker Group too, haven''t you? Someone has to take over eventually, and I don''t see why it can''t be me. I know I have what it takes."


    Despite his youth, Calista exuded a shrewd ambition that Gideon had never noticed before, leaving him incredulous.


    "I''m the eldest. The Baker Group is supposed to be mine to inherit! I should be the one managing it. Calista, you''re just a student, do you think you have the capability?"


    Calista nodded. "I might be a student now, and indeed, I haven''t be that capable, but with Uncle Ss mentoring me, I won''t stay inexperienced for long."


    Gideon''s eyes widened in disbelief.


    "Listen, Gideon," Calista continued


    with a smirk, “inheritance isn''t about age. Your dad, my dad-they both wanted to take the reins, but they didn''t have what it takes, did they?"


    Gideon turned to Ss. "Uncle Ss, are you doing this on purpose because you''re mad at me? Do you think this is fair? Isn''t it a bit much to treat me this way?"


    Ss regarded Gideon with a steady gaze. "Are you questioning me? Let me make it clear, I do what I want. I choose who I want. If you think you can call the shots, you''re sorely mistaken."


    "But why?" Gideon eximed, raking his hands through his hair. "You used to believe in my abilities!"


    "No, you''re wrong." Ss gazed at Gideon. "I didn''t choose you because I thought you were exceptional. I chose you because I believed you could make Callie happy. But you squandered that opportunity and you''ve got no one to me but yourself.


    And let''s not forget, I do hold a grudge. Your wife, Yvette, crossed a line with


    mine, and I''m holding you ountable for that."


    Gideon''s heart trembled, his


    red-rimmed eyes fixed on Ss.


    "Uncle Sitas, you can''t me me for


    what Yvette did! I had no clue she


    was up to that. If I had known, I


    would have stopped her!


    Please, Uncle Ss, give me another chance! I''ve learned my lesson. I''ll straighten myself up. Whatever you''re unhappy with, I''ll change it all!"


    Ss shook his head. "I don''t need you to change anything. I''ve already found someone more suitable."


    Staggering slightly, Gideon steadied himself against the desk, ring at Calista with venomous eyes.


    Calista stood unfazed, meeting Gideon''s gaze head-on, his demeanor calm and unyielding.


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