"It won''t happen again, I swear... Please, just give me another chance, will you?"


    Leonard let out a low chuckle. "With your kind of intelligence, the second you show up in front of Joshua, he''ll see right through you."


    "Rachel, you mean nothing to me. You''re a liability, not an asset."


    He waved his hand dismissively at his men. "Hand her over to Simone. Let her do whatever she wants-frankly, I don''t care if she ends up dead."<fne764> This update is avable on find~novel</fne764>


    Rachel was nothing but a disposable pawn, already useless to him. Joshua had kept her around, knowing perfectly well she posed no real threat, probably just to stir up trouble for Simone-to watch them squabble over some so-called ''first love'' and rip each other apart. It was nothing but a cruel game for his amusement.


    Rachel was worthless to Joshua and even more so to Leonard. Better to let Simone vent her anger on her.


    Without so much as a backward nce, Leonard strode away.


    Behind him, Rachel''s desperate cries echoed down the hallway.


    "Mr. Lerman! I know all of Joshua''s secrets! I can help you please, just let me help you!"


    Leonard didn''t even slow his pace. To him, Rachel was hopeless-dim-witted, spineless, not even half as useful as Ste. He''d have to be insane to ever work with a woman like her.


    Although Ste had been bitten by a snake, the venom had been cleared out in time, and after a period of rest, she quickly recovered.


    Haynes had been nning to return to Novaris, but Ste''s disappearance forced him and Keen to stay on in Solmaris for another week.


    Only after Ste was fully recovered did Haynes reluctantly take Keen and leave.


    He didn''t have much of a choice; The Wilkinson Group was suddenly facing a major crisis.


    The Richards Group was only just starting to recover and had its own problems to deal with, so even if they wanted to help, they simply couldn''t manage it.


    Even though Haynes was no longer responsible for Jasper, there were still plenty of business ties between The O''Brien Group and The Wilkinson Group. If The Wilkinson Group went under, it would impact. The O''Brien Group as well  s


    Haynes had no choice but to head back in person and assess the situation.


    Meanwhile, Ste''spany was thriving. She had acquired the Pearce Group and bought out an Israeli firm at rock-bottom prices, earning the respect of many shareholders at The Williams Group.


    She hadn''t even officially resumed work at The Williams Group, yet support for her was growing. Some even whispered that she was every bit aspetent as Nora.


    Through her own hard work, Ste was now able to independently put together a sessful business proposal.


    Joshua flipped through the proposal she''d just finished and said, "This is perfect. There''s absolutely nothing to fix."


    Only then did Ste''s tense expression ease into a faint smile.


    Her three sleepless nights had finally paid off.


    Just then, her phone rang.


    She nced at the screen and was surprised to see Abby''s name. Ever since Abby had left on urgent business, she''d barely called just sent the asional message to let Ste know she was safe.  s


    Ste answered, "Abby, are you off today?"


    Before she could finish, Abby cut her off, her voice hurried. “Star, listen to me," she said, words tumbling out "Early next month, The Lerman. Group is hosting a major arms deal. I''ve found out that this project is


    exactly how Leonards hig


    position as head of the family."  s


    In Solmaris, the arms business was entirely legal-even firearms could be bought


    in any corner shop. It wasn''t surprising that Leonard had risen to power through


    this.


    Abby continued, "It''s happening at ten o''clock at night, on a cruise ship. I''ve also heard there may be other shady deals going on."