His thoughts raced, and Jonathan quickly made his decision.


    He looked at Beckett, his eyes cold and dark.


    "Mr. Torres, regarding Aurora, I hope you can give the Williams family a satisfactory exnation."


    Beckett had anticipated this. He could see the situation just as clearly as Jonathan.


    At that moment, he was seething with hatred for Joshua.


    Joshua must have known Jonathan would try to shift the me and had surely prepared a counter-strategy.


    But he had deliberately chosen to drag him into this mess.


    Joshua''s methods of revenge were truly disgusting.


    Beckett would rather have Joshua just shoot him, like he didst time, than be stuck with this persistent annoyance.


    He had heard that Leonard Lerman had to give up three percent of his shares just to get the Williams family off his back.


    If even a ruthless man like Leonard had to go through such an ordeal to escape them, he didn''t stand much of a chance.


    Once Jonathan had made his choice, Ste slowly stood up.


    "Is there anything else, brother? If not, we''ll be leaving."


    Jonathan waved a dismissive hand.


    Ste nced at Joshua. "Joshua, let''s go."


    Joshua rose to his feet and gave Beckett a smiling wave.


    "Beckett, Mr. Williams is a reasonable man. As long as you confess and admit your


    mistake, I''m sure he won''t make things difficult for you."


    Beckett red at Joshua, his eyes filled with menace.


    After leaving the Williams estate, Ste finally asked, "Joshua, how were you so sure that Jonathan would give up on me and choose Beckett instead?"


    Joshua replied, "Without Beckett, Jonathan had nothing to gain, so the probability of him relentlessly pursuing you was high.


    But I gave him an alternative. The potential benefits he can extract from Beckett are far easier to obtain than anything he could get from you.


    For a profit-driven person like Jonathan, that''s a much bigger temptation.


    Targeting you has an eighty percent chance of failure. Targeting Beckett has an eighty percent chance of sess.


    He knows how to make the right choice."


    "But will Beckett just swallow this and take the me?" Ste asked.


    Joshua smiled. "If he''s unwilling to ept this, then he''ll have to fight the Williams family. However, Beckett is someone who dislikes trouble.


    It was his own negligence that he didn''t notice his directive was being used without his knowledge.


    Knowing him, he''ll most likely choose to cut his losses, pay a price to settle the matter, and take responsibility for his mistake.


    Of course, Jonathan probably won''t


    push it too far, either. He knows his limits. Otherwise, he won''t get


    anything and will only end up. provoking Beckett."


    Ste was silent.


    Joshua had mastered the art of manipting people down to the finest detail.


    By the time Beckett and Jonathan finally reached an agreement, night had fallen.


    With a dark expression, Beckett prepared to leave the Williams estate.


    As he reached the ground floor, a soft voice called out from behind him.


    "Mr. Torres, please wait."


    Beckett stopped and turned around.


    A slender figure was standing at the top of the stairs.


    "Is there something you need, Ms. Williams?" Beckett asked coolly.


    Aurora slowly descended the stairs. "Mr. Torres, I''ve heard about what happened earlier. I''m truly sorry.


    I know this has nothing to do with you.


    Later, I''ll talk to my brother. Your losses... I''ll do my best to have them returned to


    you."


    Beckett''s expression was indifferent.


    "That won''t be necessary. The


    contract has been signed and is already in effect. If you truly feel sorry, Ms. Williams, then please have your family stay far away stay far away from me in the future.