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    Ferris raised his eyes to meet his son’s, looking slightly amused. “You’re unusually quiet today.”


    Eric was never the type to show up quietly. He always brought tension in with him like a storm cloud.


    “Haha, it really is unlike you.”


    But Eric didn’t respond to the jab. His brows stayed drawn tight. He hadn’te for small talk.


    “What’s the matter?” Ferris saw his stern demeanor and stopped smiling. “Is something wrong?”


    Their gazes locked. Eric paused for a moment before finally saying, “I’m looking for someone.”


    Ferris arched an eyebrow. “Who?”


    “Someone you don’t know.” Eric shook his head. His gaze deepened as he leaned forward slightly. “But I need yourwork to find them.”


    Immediately after he said this, the room fell silent.


    Since returning from the Jenkins’ vist night, this thought had weighed heavily on Eric’s mind.


    He had gotten every connection he once had through the Flynn family. And N had now made it clear that he was to stay away from them.


    For Joy, he could swallow his pride and go to the Flynns. But ultimately, he would still be restrained.


    His daughter was out there, waiting for him to save her.


    Hadley was by their daughter’s side, crying her heart out. In just one night, she looked like she had lost so much weight.


    Eric could set aside his pride, but only if he had the reins in his own hands.


    The only path to the kind of power he needed now was through the Scott family.


    After countless hours of internal battle, he had finally decided toe here.


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    Ferris broke the silence with a knowing smile. “So, you’vee for my connections?”


    “Yes.” Eric took a deep breath and nodded.


    Ferris didn’t answer right away. “Once I give you what you want, it won’t just be a temporary thing. This isn’t something you can turn your back on once you’re done with it.”


    He let the words hang heavy in the air, then added with a deeper tone, “You must have thought this through beforeing here, right?”


    “Yes, I did.” Eric shut his eyes for a second, and then opened them with determination.


    Ferris had long been waiting for the perfect opportunity for Eric to take over the Scott family affairs. Now, with him standing here of his own ord, he was practically offering that chance on a silver tter.


    Eric wasn’t blind to the weight of the decision he was making.


    That was exactly why he’d lingered so long outside the Scott estate.


    To say he didn’t hesitate would’ve been a lie.


    How deeply had hee to loathe the Scott family? This ce was steeped in his childhood nightmares.


    He had fought for over ten years to distance himself from everything that name stood for. And now, after all that, here he was again. But this time, for his daughter’s sake, he needed what only the Scotts could offer—power and influence!


    Who in this world could truly im to be above the sway of power and wealth? Certainly not Eric—not when his daughter’s life was hanging by a thread.


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