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    “I warned you,” he said quietly, “never to cross my bottom line.”


    Nina opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Tears streamed down her face as the silence between them stretched.


    And for the first time, regret hit her—hard. Not just because he was being cruel.


    But because she finally saw the truth—she should never have fallen for him in the first ce. Should never have clung to the fantasy that they could be something more.


    There were plenty of men in the world. And yet, she’d fixated on the one who only ever hurt her.


    She used to shine. She was once the Carter family’s pride, beloved and confident. Now she was reduced to this. Crawling, humiliated, heartbroken.


    For the first time in all these years, Nina truly regretted it all—not just loving William, but ever meeting him.


    Every scheme. Every lie. Every moment spent chasing him had led to nothing but ruin. And now, her father’spany—his entire legacy—was on the verge of copse.


    Tears spilling, she sank to her knees and reached for his pant leg. Her voice trembled. “William… I was wrong. I swear, I’ll never touch Ste again. Please, just spare my father’spany.”


    William looked down at her, begging at his feet.


    Her tears dotted his polished shoes, leaving tiny dark spots across the leather.


    She clung harder. “Please. I mean it. I’ll disappear. Just don’t take everything from him.”


    If her father’spany went bankrupt, she would be too ashamed to face her family again.


    William didn’t flinch. He shook off her grip, turned, and walked away without a single backward nce.


    Her cries echoed behind him, but his steps never slowed.


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    Only once he climbed into the car did he check the new message from Luca. “Mr. Briggs, everything is ready. Are you sure you want to go through with this?”


    The message wasn’t just a status update—it carried a hint of doubt.


    Luca had worked with William long enough to spot when something felt off. Targeting the Carter family like this… it didn’t benefit the Briggs Group at all.


    Not that he felt sorry for Nina.


    Moving against Daniel’spany had no immediate benefit.


    Daniel and Norene weren’t easy opponents. If William pushed them into a corner, who knew what they’d do? Cornered people always bit back. And their target wouldn’t be William—it’d be Ste.


    Why provoke Daniel now? Why expose Ste to more danger?


    Did William hate her that much?


    William stared at the message, fingers tightening around his phone.


    He’d meant every word he’d said back in that warehouse. But Luca’s caution echoed in his mind.


    If he allowed Luca to proceed, he would be pushing Ste into the eye of the storm.


    This should have pleased him, yet he hesitated.


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