"That man has plenty of cunning butcks real courage," Sellers said dismissively. "He can''t achieve anything great, but if you''re not careful, he can still cause you to stumble badly. I nearly fell for that little weasel''s tricks myself back then."


    Sherman looked at Sellers. "Uncle, do you know what Foreman is doing now?"


    "I''ve kept tabs on a schemer like Foreman, just to make sure he doesn''t try to backstab me again," Sellers said. "Ever since he was exposedst time, he went back to Novaris and has been hiding out in Sandford, not even daring to set foot in Neo-Vespera. But he hasn''t been idle; he''s still plotting in the shadows." Sellers let out a sneer. "He''s been quiet for so long, he must be about ready to make his move. Too bad it''s all fabricated nonsense. He''ll have a hard time fooling Ste."


    Sherman asked curiously, "Uncle, what exactly is Foreman plotting?"


    "Foreman might not be capable of great things, but he''s certainly skilled at stabbing people in the back," Sellers said. "I paid the price for underestimating him once, and Joshua nearly fell for his trap too, which shows he has some tricks up his sleeve. He''s usually cautious and doesn''t leave loose ends. If he hadn''t been so desperatest time, he wouldn''t have been exposed so easily. If it were me, I would have put a bullet in Joshua right then and there, not giving him any chance to survive."


    "Using Foreman to deal with Joshua... is that really viable?" Aurora asked. "By the way, what exactly is Foreman''s n?"


    "I don''t know if Foreman got a tip from somewhere or just stumbled upon it by chance, but right now, he''s gathering evidence that Joshua was Rachel''s ''aplice''," Sellers revealed.


    "Foreman has known Ste for a long time," Auroramented. "If even he thinks it''s a viable n, it must be a good way to drive a wedge between Ste and Joshua."


    "But fake evidence is still fake," Sellers said. It''s easy to spot the ws. It probably wouldn''t even foot Ste, let alone Joshua. However, if we hand Rachel over to Foreman, it would plug the very holes that could expose his n. If we expose this ourselves, it won''t be credible But their own people know each other best. If one of them does the exposing, it might have an


    unexpectedly powerful effect."


    "Good," Sherman said. "Let them tear each other apart. We can just sit back and reap the benefits."


    "Reaping benefits from Joshua isn''t that easy," Aurora cautioned. "We can''t let our guard down. We still need to find his weakness and deliver a fatal blow at the right moment."


    After a bit more discussion, they decided Sellers would arrange the n to capture Rachel.


    Meanwhile, Old Mrs. Connolly had passed away. Ste and Joshua went to attend her funeral. At the


    service, after paying her respect


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    before Mrs. Connolly''s portrait, Ste said to Neville, "Neville, my condolences."


    "Star, thank you," Neville replied. "And thank you for everything during this time."


    Even though Ste hadn''t said it,


    Neville knew she had stayed in


    Aetheria for so long to see his grandmother off on her final journey. Many people hade to the funeral, and Neville was busy so Ste only exchanged a few words with him before finding a quiet


    corner to sit and wait for the memorial service to begin. The crowd of guests wasrge, and Ste noticed members from many prominent families. She even saw Shirley Vance.