Simone stared at Leonard, speechless for a few seconds. "Big brother, don''t you think... you''re giving Ste a little too much credit?"


    "Never underestimate your enemy," Leonard said, his tone cold. "Otherwise, you end up like the Williams family and Sellers, suffering heavy losses. The money Sellers poured in, along with the losses from Ste''s cancelled orders, ended up bing the capital she used to acquire Israel''s shares."


    At this, a derisive sneer touched Leonard''s lips. "Sellers has always been driven by profit. To have invested so much only for Ste to reap such a huge benefit... he must hate her with a burning passion now."


    Simone suddenly remembered something. "Big brother, you haven''t been in touch with ''summer'' much recently, have you?"


    Previously when she visited, Leonard was always glued to hisputer. But thest few times, he seemed to have stepped away.


    Leonard replied nonchntly, "Summer said he''s been busytely. He''ll contact me when he''s free."


    Just as he finished speaking, a unique notification sound chimed from his phone. Leonard''s expression shifted slightly as he picked it up. Simone nced over and saw that the name in the chat window was ''summer.''


    Simone knew Leonard would now be ignoring her. Not wanting to linger, she left.


    Just after leaving Leonard''s house, Simone was surprised to receive a call from Queenie Burton.


    "Simone, can youe to the hospital? Aurora was injured and has been admitted."


    Although Simone had set up Aurora and Leonard, Aurora had ended up with Leonard''s shares as


    Simone knew the truth: Aurora was still trying to use her to pass messages to Leonard, hoping he would continue to help her. Simone sneered inwardly. Aurora really couldn''t shake her two-faced nature, always wanting to have her cake and eat it too.


    Since she had nothing better to do, and hearing Aurora was in the hospital, Simone went, eager to see the drama for herself.


    Before arriving, Simone hadn''t


    thought Aurora''s injuries would be serious. But the moment she saw her, she froze. Aurora''s face, once hailed as the most beautiful, was now a patchwork of ck and blue. She had clearly been beaten. Yet, even in such a wretched state, she was still beautiful.


    Seeing Simone arrive, Queenie nodded at her. "Simone, you''re here."


    Because of Aurora, Simone had once been on good terms with Queenie. But since her falling out with Aurora, their rtionship had cooled.


    Simone nced around the room and saw that besides Queenie, Sherman was also present. Queenie, noticing she was alone, looked behind her. "Simone, didn''t Leonarde?"


    Simone hid her cynical thoughts behind a neutral expression. "My brother is busy and couldn''t make it... What about Sellers? Is he not here either?"


    "Uncle will be here soon," Queenie said.


    As if on cue, there was a soft knock on the door. Simone assumed it was Sellers, but when she saw who entered, she was slightly taken aback. It was Lana Chapman, whom she hadn''t seen in a long time, and... McCoy Chapman.


    í


    McCoy, the current head of the Chapman family, Lauretta''s older brother, and Lana''s cousin. His presence here waspletely unexpected. As far as she knew, white Aurora and McCoy knew each


    Particrly close.


    other they weren''t i


    Why would he be here?