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    William pressed his lips into a thin line and met Josie’s gaze. “What are you trying to get at?”


    He had no patience for people dancing around the point.


    Josie drew in a slow breath. “It’s straightforward. We believe Nina orchestrated the recent online attacks and nder campaign against Stel. So we’re asking you directly—after you vanished and came back with Nina in tow, what exactly is going on between you two?”


    Sharon nodded firmly. “Did you know what she intended to do to Stel and simply chose not to step in?”


    William let out a derisive scoff.


    If he truly didn’t care, would he have ordered the Briggs Group to release that statement? If he’d known who was pulling the strings, Sharon and Josie wouldn’t be sitting here throwing usations at him.


    Josie slid the evidence she and Sharon had collected across the table toward William.


    “We know the Briggs Group wields considerable power, but sometimes you need a stroke of luck. We uncovered something your people missed.”


    William’s eyes narrowed as he scanned the documents spread before him.


    The documentsid it out inly—Nina’s IP address matched the one used to distribute those videos anonymously across the inte.


    What more damning proof could anyone need that Nina was behind it all?


    As Ste listened to the exchange, certain details began to click into ce.


    “So Nina was responsible for the online attacks as well?”


    Sharon nodded emphatically. “Stel, your cousin has crossed every line imaginable. She’smitted one wrong after another and still hasn’t learned a thing. I can’t fathom why your brother allowed her back into the Carter family.”


    This was news to Ste. So Nina had already wormed her way back into the Carter family?


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    She felt like a bird trapped in a gilded cage, kept ignorant of everything except the scraps of information William decided to feed her.


    At this rate, she would lose touch with the outside world entirely.


    William set down his utensils and left the table without a word, disappearing upstairs.


    The moment he vanished from sight, the atmosphere in the dining room lifted like a weight had been removed.


    Sharon ced several pieces of meat onto Ste’s te. “Stel, you need to eat more. Just look at how thin you’ve gotten. If this continues, your body will give out.”


    Josie added quickly, “Absolutely. If you ever want to avoid William, just give us a sign. We’lle running the moment we see it. If he refuses to let you leave, we’ll find our way to you!”


    Ste nodded through her tears and managed a small, shaky smile.


    “Josie… Sharon… how did you figure out it was Nina?”


    Sharon told her that Nina also went to the hospital that day. As she listened, everything clicked into ce. Ste suddenly remembered that strange feeling from that day, the sense that someone was watching her. She’d assumed it was William’s bodyguards lingering nearby. It never crossed her mind that it could have been Nina.


    Upstairs, William was on the phone with Luca, his tone controlled as he instructed him to track Nina down.


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