Chapter <b>434 </b>
She <b>was </b>still reeling from the shock, and now Ernesto’s wordsnded like another heavy blow. Alice stared nkly, her eyes wide with disbelief, her face so ashen and drained of color it <b>was </b>as if all life had been sucked out of her.
“Don’t be scared. I won’t do anything to you. Things aren’t like they used to be,” Ernesto said, his tone softer than before.
Ernesto’s reminder twisted the knife in her heart. It had been just another ordinary day until the members of the Diamonde family suddenly showed up and dragged her away, leaving her powerless to resist.
She had lost Xander once before. She absolutely couldn’t let it happen <b>a </b>second time.
No matter what, she was going to protect Kyler this time.
“Okay, see you tomorrow, Alice replied<b>, </b>knowing Ernesto all too well. If he didn’t say <b>what </b>he wanted, it meant he’d never <b>spill </b>a thing no matter how much she pressed him.
After <b>hanging </b>up. Alice never imagined it <b>was </b><b>Carmen </b>who had exposed Kyler’s existence. Alice assumed Ernesto had noticed. her odd behavior at that inte conference and <b>had </b>been watching Kyler ever since.
Her grip on the edge of the bed tightened. ‘I should have been more <b>careful</b><b>, </b>she thought.
Taking a moment while watering the flowers, Kyler texted Aubree. [Ernesto’s found out about me.]
Kyler actedpletely <b>clueless</b><b>, </b>quietly tending to the nts, looking like a secret lover who’d been caught by the sugar daddy’s brother and now had to y it cool.
In fact, Ernesto hadn’t left the apartment after he found Kylerst night.
A harsh screech of <b>brakes </b>echoed outside. Ernesto put down his coffee and looked <b>toward </b>the door<b>. </b>
A woman in a crisp suit <b>walked </b>in with no–nonsense air. The first thing she did <b>was </b>check on Kyler, making sure <b>he </b>was alright. Only after seeing him was safe did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Emesto took it all in and said, “I told you, I won’ty a finger on him. Things are different this <b>time</b>.”
Last time, Xander was an obstacle and had to be dealt with. But Kyler is a useful threat now. I n to make the most of him,” thought Ernesto,
“Go back to what you were doing,” Alice said, not wanting Kyler to know anything about her past.
Kyler wasn’t the nosy type, not on the surface at least. He just gave <b>a </b>slight nod and walked out.
“Alright, just say it. What do you <b>want</b>?” Alice straightened up, her face all business.
Ernesto gave a helpless smile and spread his hands, saying, “Alice<b>, </b>I’m not lying to you this time. I am here to help.
“You know as well as I do that the rtionship between the Wilson and Diamonde families is on shaky ground. <b>Ronald </b>can’t be <b>trusted </b>anymore. There’s nothing more secure than having things in our hands,”
Alice’s eyes widened in shock. “You want me to fight for control of Wilson Group? Are you crazy?”
Even though Alice held more <b>shares </b>in the Wilson family than anyone except Ronald, Ronald would never let her get involved in thepany’s <b>affairs</b>. Otherwise, she would have taken a <b>position </b>at Wilson Group instead of starting Cloud Design on her
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Even if, for <b>argument’s </b><b>sake</b>, she never loved Ronald, she gave birth to her <b>kids</b><b>. </b>She’d have to be crazy to fight her sons for power.
“As long as I’m still married to Ronald, the Wilsons and the <b>Diamonde </b>family will keep working together, Alice <b>said</b>. “Even if we got divorced, it doesn’t mean the two families would just cut ties.”
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Ernesto understood all that, but it wasn’t enough for him. He wanted to keep all the power for himself.
“No. Letting the Wilson Group call the shots isn’t what I’m after. Rx, I know you’re not the one for that job. There are others who are close to the Diamonde family and have influence in the Wilson family besides you,” Ernesto said.
“You mean Carmen?” Alice asked, her eyes widening in surprise.
Carmen now held 5% of the shares, and Daxton was so biased toward her that he’d even go against the rest of the Wilson family for her. <b>With </b>him around, it was impossible to tell whose side he’d end up on. If Alice threw her support behind Carmen, things would get even messier,
She remembered what she’d overheardst night. Ronald and Bryan were willing to do whatever it <b>took </b>to get those shares. from Carmen. Carmen is my daughter with Daxton. There’s no way I could just watch her get hurt, Alice thought, her heart tightening. This seems like my best shot at <b>turning </b>the tables.