Ste said to Abby, "You take Rhett to my study. I''m going to check on Joshua."


    Abby nodded and went to get Rhett.


    Ste returned to the bedroom.


    Joshua was still asleep.


    Ste had intended to wake him, but seeing him sleep so soundly for once, she didn''t have the heart.


    After a moment''s thought, Ste left a note for Joshua and quietly left the room.


    Ste waited in the study for a short while before Abby arrived with Rhett.


    Seeing him, Ste recognized the man.


    She had seen him a few times at the hospital with Leonard Lerman, but she didn''t know his name.


    After inviting Rhett to sit, Ste asked, "Why have youe all this way to see me, Rhett? What is it about?"


    Rhett took several documents out of a file folder. "Mr. Lerman entrusted these share transfer agreements to me," he said to Ste. "You should take a look, Ms. Cameron."


    Share transfer agreements?


    Abby was confused.


    Ste had never mentioned anything about them on the way here.


    Then again, with Joshua present, it probably wasn''t a good time to bring it up.


    Abby took the documents from Rhett and handed them to Ste.


    Ste nced through them; they were identical to the ones Leonard had shown her.


    Before Ste could speak, Rhett began.


    "Ms. Cameron, the Lerman family is aware that Mr. Lerman''s ne crashed into the sea a few days ago. They are currently conducting salvage and rescue operations, but... they haven''t found any trace of Mr. Lerman."


    Rhett''s expression darkened. "The situation looks grim."


    Ste lowered her gaze, remaining silent.


    Leonard had been shot that day, and his condition was already dire. It was raining, the winds were high, and the waves were rough. Even if he hadn''t been wounded,


    his chances of surviving a crash into the sea were slim to none.


    Rhett continued, "You were at the scene, Ms. Cameron, so you saw everything unfold. I won''t go into unnecessary detail. What I want to tell you is that the Lerman family is preparing to issue a global arrest warrant for Joshua. You know how much trouble Joshua has caused over the past year Once that warrant is issued, you can imagine how many families will be eager to cooperate. Are you so confident that Joshua can sessfully evade being hunted down every single time?"


    Ste looked at Rhett. "What are you trying to say?"


    "If you sign these transfer agreements, Ms. Cameron, you will take control of more than half of the Lerman family''s key assets. Even if the family issues a warrant, you will have the authority to call off their pursuit of Joshua. This would save you a great deal of trouble."


    Abby was stunned by Rhett''s words.


    What was going on? It was one thing for Leonard to give Star shares, but for her to


    also take over half the Lerman family''s power?!


    This wasn''t just a lucky break; this was a gold mine falling into herp.


    Could someone as stingy as Leonard really make such a grand gesture?


    Although Abby didn''t know how many shares. Leonard was offering, she knew that the power to take over the Lerman family was far more significant than the three percent Aurora Williams held it had to be a double-digit percentage, at least.


    Ste looked at Rhett and suddenly asked, "Did Leonard instruct you to do all this?"


    Rhett nodded slightly and produced another document.


    "Mr. Lerman also gave me a will. If he does not reappear within a year, the remaining ten percent of his shares will be transferred, with eight percent going to you, Ms. Cameron, and two percent to Miss Simone Lerman."