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    Beau''s expression darkened as he narrowed his eyes. "We''re not at that point yet. Don''t say things that hurt feelings."


    "Dad..." rissa cautiously approached him, smiling. "Dad, that''s not what I meant. Of course, we won''t get to that point, but if we ever do...


    "If it reallyes to that, I will protect you. You''re still young. Our family won''t go too far- at most, we''ll just get implicated a little. If you end up in prison for a few years, I''ll make arrangements to have you released early. But I''m too old to endure that kind of ordeal. Besides, my reputation has always been the most important thing to me."


    It was clear that Beau had no intention of taking the fall.


    This was his way of outright rejecting rissa''s ideas-she shouldn''t even think about it.


    The club business had nothing to do with him. If trouble came knocking, he certainly wouldn''t be the one to take the me for her. "Besides, I already told you before—don''t get involved in anything linked to organized crime."


    "Dad..." rissa''s voice carried a hint of frustration. "Without the club, without the leverage we have over those connections, do you really think they''d willingly help the Lynches? Would they have given us the resources we have today?"


    Beau let out a cold snort.


    He was ready to wash his hands of the matter.


    rissa clenched her teeth, took a deep breath, and forced a smile. "Dad, that''s not what I meant. Look at us, worrying over nothing."


    She tightened her fists, her eyes narrowing slightly.


    This old man... He is selfish to the core.


    "Dad!" Regina hade home.


    Her eyes were red as she sat down on the sofa, sobbing. "Dad, Eric, his mother, and that Casey all ganged up to bully me!"


    rissa raised a hand to rub her temples. "Useless. All you ever care about are these trivial, petty things."


    She looked at Regina with disdain, thinking she should stoping back just to stir trouble over nonsense.


    "What do you mean, I''m useless? And you think you''re any better?" Regina snapped, suddenly


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    remembering what Kelly had said. Her anger red. "rissa, what happened to my daughter''s car? Exin yourself!"


    rissa froze for a moment, frowning as she looked up. "What does that have to do with me?"


    "Faye told me everything! You deliberately made her stand in the rain! How could you be so vicious? That''s my daughter-your niece!" In a frenzy, Regina screamed and grabbed rissa by the cor.


    Guilt shed in rissa''s eyes as she frowned and pushed her away. "What are you going crazy for? I just wanted her to catch a cold so Eric would feel bad and take your side. It was all for you, you idiot! How was I supposed to know...


    She cut herself off, furious, and turned to leave.


    "Dad!" Regina had been thrown to the floor. She stared in shock at rissa''s retreating figure. "Dad, did you hear that? Do those even sound like words a human being would say? She''s heartless! That''s my daughter! She made my child permanently deaf in one ear! She''s insane! Who knows what else she''s capable


    of?!"


    Beau''s face darkened. He was already aware of rissa''s ruthlessness and her determination to achieve her goals. "Enough. Stop crying!"


    "Dad, you have to stand up for me! Eric still hasn''t agreed to register our marriage. He''s stalling! He''s just waiting to see if our family falls apart so he can kick me to the curb!" Regina sobbed.


    Beau frowned. "You haven''t registered yet?"


    That Eric... Clearly, he has other ns.


    "I heard he''s been getting close to the new hospital directortely," Beau''s voice was low.


    That new director is one of his people.


    Beau had always known Eric was smart, but he never imagined that Eric would one day betray them.


    "Call Eric over!" It was time to turn up the heat. He had to make sure Eric registered that marriage as soon as possible.


    Trying to use the Lynches while keeping himself out of trouble? That Eric.... He''s getting a little too clever for his own good.


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    "Mr. Zion, you''re finally back." The moment Zev stepped out of the police station, he headed straight for Lockhart Group. If he didn''t return soon, certain people-like Stuart and rissa -would start stirring up trouble again.


    "Ms. rissa is in a meeting with the project team, saying that thetest project has declined by 40%," Hanson reported as he caught up with Zev. "Since Shawn''s return, he has restructured Wagner Group. Shawn haspletely annulled the strategic partnership agreement that Mr. Sylvester Lockhart and Ms. Helena Wagner signed back then. The Wagner Group''s business now officially oveps with the Lockhart Group''s."


    Hanson chose his words carefully. Back in the day, when Zev''s parents were together, their marriage had been a powerful union between two families. Because of that alliance, Lockhart Group and Wagner Group had agreed on a strategic partnership-staying out of each other''s core industries while supporting each other''s growth.


    Patrick, the eldest of the Wagners, had managed the Wagner Group after Helena''s death. While he resented the Lockharts'' patriarch for driving his sister to her death and caused plenty of trouble for them over the years, he never truly turned against Lockhart Group-for the sake of Zev.


    But now... the Wagner Group had been handed over entirely to Shawn. A product


    of an international business education, Shawn wasted no time in expanding thepany''s reach. The market was only so big-whoever got the biggest share


    won.


    "No rush," Zev said, raising an eyebrow.


    "No rush?" Hanson was more anxious than he was. "Even Mr. Warren is worried about you! Shawn already has his sights set on the Hardisons. The scandal about you hitting someone has shaken Lockhart Group. Even though Kelly acted quickly to contain it, Shawn still found a way to exploit the situation...


    "Of course he did. Because rissa provoked me out of nowhere, and the one who benefits is none other than Shawn," Zev said darkly.


    "And you''re still not worried?" Hanson was exasperated. Shawn was too formidable an opponent. He had barely taken over Wagner Group, yet he was already making waves. Everyone could see it-right now, Shawn wasn''t a match for him.


    "First, we deal with the rot within." Zev''s gaze darkened. Today, he was here to deal with rissa.


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