Abby''s eyes went wide. "Wait, you actually have proof? I thought you were just bluffing!"


    Joshua gave a faint smile. "Do you really think I''d joke about something like this?"


    Abby was about to press him for details when, suddenly, the car jolted violently. Her phone nearly flew out of her hands.


    Before she could even grasp what was happening, a deafening crash erupted behind them.


    Abby twisted around just in time to see two cars m straight into the oil tycoon''s son''s vehicle. His car tumbled several yards across the pavement, thick plumes of smoke rising from the wreckage. There was no telling if anyone inside had survived.


    Meanwhile, the viewers in Abby''s livestream caught the chaos too, bombarding her with frantic messages.


    "What are you whispering about, streamer? Turn your mic back on already!"


    "Yeah,e on! It''s not the same without sound effects!"


    Seeing the barrage ofments, Abby stopped interrogating Joshua and quickly unmuted the audio.


    ...


    Back at the Williams estate, the mood grew darker with each new report from the assistant.


    "Ms. Cameron''s car just crashed into the oil tycoon''s son''s vehicle," he announced.


    A momentter: "Now, Ms. Cameron has hit the financier''s son''s car..."


    By now, Jonathan and his brothers were glowering in silence. Even Skyler''s expression had grown stormy.


    He opened his mouth to speak, stopped, and clenched his jaw, words dying before they left his lips.


    Israel finally lost hisposure. "She''s doing this on purpose! Ste''s making enemies for us at every turn!"


    Coleman''s voice was cold. "Brother, Father, we''ve always treated her like family, gone easy on her time and time again. But has Ste ever treated us the same way? She''s turned Solmaris upside down-how much longer are we supposed to let her run wild?"


    Skyler hesitated, then finally said, "No matter what, nothing must happen to Star''s life."


    As long as she survived, a few injuries were tolerable.


    Coleman nodded. "Understood."


    After all, Ste was still his little sister. He might be exasperated by her, but he wasn''t heartless enough to want her dead.


    Coleman reached for his phone to call his assistant, but before he could dial, the assistant''s voice came through the line.


    "Sir, Ms. Cameron''s group has stopped the car."


    Coleman frowned. "Stopped?"


    "Yes," the assistant replied cautiously. "Should we... bring Ms. Cameron back now?"


    Coleman had been nning to teach Ste a lesson, but apparently, she''d decided to stop ying first. The sense of anticlimax was almostical-he''d been ready for


    confrontation, only to p


    thin air.  s?novel


    into


    Still, since Ste had stopped, he couldn''t force a showdown.


    His tone was icy. "Bring her back. If she resists, don''t bother being polite-do whatever it takes."


    "Yes, sir. Understood."


    ...


    Frankly, everyone half-hoped Ste would put up a fight, just so they''d have an excuse to show her how furious they were. After everything she''d done tonight, making enemies left and right, a few stern words wouldn''t even begin to vent their anger.


    On Ste''s end, the group had only pulled over because the gas tank was bone


    dry.


    After a moment''s thought, Ste turned to Joshua. "Let''s find somewhere safe to park. It''s gettingte-we should head back to the Williams estate."


    Abby chewed her lip, anxious. "Are you sure about going back? After the way we''ve messed with the Williams family tonight, they''re not going to let this slide, Star."


    But Ste looked utterly unbothered. "As long as I hold the original shares, there''s nothing they can do to me."


    Abby still looked worried.


    They had barely gotten out of the car when another vehicle sped toward them and screeched to a halt right in front of the group.


    Coleman''s assistant stepped out.