The Lerman Group... it was Leonard.


    Ste''s eyes narrowed ever so slightly. "Why did the Lerman Group suddenlyunch an attack on the Richards Group?"


    She couldn''t believe Leonard was targeting the Richards Group just because Foreman had helped her. Leonard might be ruthless, but he was never impulsive or reckless. He disliked her, sure, but he wasn''t the type tosh out at Foreman for no reason.


    If anything, Haynes and Neville had done much more to help her than Foreman ever did. There was no way Leonard would skip over them just to go after Foreman.


    Could it be... something''s happened with Haynes too?


    The thought barely finished forming before Ste picked up her office phone.


    "Aicken, can you pull together all the major business news from the past few weeks and bring it to me? Right away, please."


    Ten minutester, Aicken walked in with a neatly organized stack of news clippings and reports.


    Trust Aicken to be the consummate professional-everything was concise, clear, and highlighted the most important points.


    Ste had always suspected Aicken was nted by the Williams family to keep an


    eye on her, but she couldn''t deny just howpetent the assistant was.


    As she scanned the documents, Ste quickly spotted a headline about a strategic blunder at the Richards Group.


    So that''s it-Leonard saw the Richards Group make a costly mistake, and that''s when he pounced.


    As for the O''Brien and Connolly Groups, there was no news-at least for now.


    She nced at the stock market updates: everything looked steady. Only the Richards Group had hit a rough patch, with noticeable turbulencetely.


    Just then, Ray''s voice broke her concentration.


    "Ms. Cameron, could you maybe talk to Mr. Richards? He''s barely getting three or four hours of sleep a night and he hardly eats anymore. If this keeps up, his health will copse And honestly, if it weren''t for you," Mr. Richards wouldn''t be in this situation at all-"  s


    Ray stopped abruptly, as if aware he''d said too much.


    Ste snapped her gaze to him. "What did you just say?"


    Ray''s face betrayed a flicker of panic. He sucked in a nervous breath, clearly wishing he could take it back.


    "Ray, tell me what''s really going on?" Ste pressed.


    He hesitated, knowing there was no point trying to dodge her. Finally, he spoke, voice barely above a whisper.


    "Mistakes in business decisions


    happen all the time, but this


    met


    time-it''s different. The Lerman Group somehow got hold of the Richards Group''s confidential information. A month ago, they teamed up with apany owned by Israel and set up a trap, targeting the Richards Group specifically.  s


    Normally, the Richards Group wouldn''t be brought down in a single month, no matter what. But suddenly, we ran into a cash flow crisis..."


    Ray nced at Ste, his tone gentler now. "Right now, the Richards Group just can''t cover such a huge deficit. The other side clearly knows this and has been relentlessly pressing their advantage..."


    A cash flow crisis? But she hadn''t taken a single penny from the Richards Group.


    In fact, she''d made up for Foreman''s asset losses herself.


    Foreman had refused to ept her help, but even so, it shouldn''t have caused this level of catastrophe.


    Ray continued, "Mr. Richards has


    been selling off the Richards Group''s shares to raise money for you. That''s why the stock price has dropped. He''s put everyst cent into helping you, Ms. Cameron. Now, when thepany needs him most, there''s nothing left."  s


    Ste''s brows furrowed as a suspicion began to form.


    Suddenly, her hand tightened around the document. Could it be the mysterious


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