It is a good opportunity, but some things will need to be fabricated. This was the other reason Ste worried Antoney wouldn''t agree.


    Antoney said, "I was by my master''s bedside taking care of her before she passed. She told me a lot about the past, including things about the three Williams brothers that I know and you don''t. The anniversary of her death is next week. Let''s get everything arranged before then and see if Coleman takes the bait."


    Coleman was different from Israel; he was cautious. Finding an opening with him wouldn''t be easy, especially after Israel had fallen so hard into Ste''s trap. Coleman was wary and on his guard around her. He wasn''t a fool, and getting his shares from him would be nearly impossible.


    Ste said, "Right now, Jonathan''s focus is split between dealing with me and finding Aurora, so he''s not paying attention to much else. If we can handle Coleman now, then even if Auroraes back, I''ll know their ns inside and out. But... gaining Coleman''s trust won''t be easy."


    Joshua, who had been listening nearby, spoke up. "If emotions can''t move him, then tempt him with his own interests. To pull Coleman into our camp, we need amon enemy. Amon enemy creates amon goal. And thatmon enemy can''t be the Williams father and sons. They''ve lived with Coleman for years; there''s an emotional bond there. It can''t be Aurora either. That kind of provocation is too crude and obvious."


    Ste and Joshua looked at each other, and in perfect unison, they spoke the same


    name.


    "Aurora''s mother."


    The sins of the parent shouldn''t be visited upon the child. But could Coleman, after all this time, truly feel no resentment toward the sister who represented the woman who drove his own mother away?


    After finishing her discussion with Antoney, Ste hung up and threw herself back into her work.


    Joshua didn''t disturb her, instead sitting on the sofa and ying with his phone. He nced up at the working Ste and sent a text message to Harold.


    [Find out what happened today when Star was negotiating her deal.]


    About ten minutester, Harold replied.


    [Aside from a female manager that Ms. Cameron brought being harassed, nothing else of note urred Abby is currently handiag the situation. Mr. Gardner, d@you need me to assist Ms. Murphy?]


    [No,] Joshua replied.


    His gaze darkened as he stared at his phone, lost in thought for a few seconds before sending another message.


    [What has Leonard been doing today?]


    A short whileter, Harold''s reply came.


    [Leonard had no appointments scheduled for today.]


    Leonard was injured and had been recovering in the hospital recently, rarely going out.


    Joshua didn''t reply again. Solmaris was within Leonard''s sphere of influence. If Leonard wanted to hide something, any investigation would only uncover what he wanted people to see.


    The anniversary of Nora''s death was approaching.


    Every year Coleman would fly to Neo-Vespera ahead of time to leave a bouquet of flowers for her. No. matter how much he resented Nora for abandoning him and his O brothers, she was still his mother.


    On this day, after leaving the flowers, Coleman was preparing to leave when an elderly voice suddenly called out from behind him. "Are you... Mr. Coleman?"


    Coleman turned around to see an


    old woman looking at him with an uncertain expression. He didn''t recognize her. Her hair was white, and her face was covered in


    wrinkles, making her appear close to seventy.


    "Who are you?" he asked with a frown.