The day my father and Shawn were taken away by the police, my mother dropped a divorce agreement on the table.
Shawn, in disbelief, roared at her, “Mom, aren’t I your son How can you favor Sierra over me? I’m your child
too!”
“My husband favored you. I’m entitled to favor your sister.
With a quiet sigh, she sat down in front of him, taking a sip of her tea.
“Isn’t the world always fair in its own way?
The projects that the Woods and Rivers corporations stole from me began to implode one after another, leaving them with economic crimes added to their charges.
I stepped in to take over the severely weakened Wood Corporation and merged it into Lancrest.
Then, I arranged a meeting with Jasmine Rivers, who had regained control of the Rivers Corporation.
She was Alec’s half–sister, sharing the same father but born from different mothers. Her parents‘ marriage was a strategic union for business purposes.
“When I was young, I hated that woman. I blamed her for ruining our family. But later, I realized if my father hadn’t cheated, Alec wouldn’t even exist.”
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askine.”
She lifted her tea cup. “Dying at the hands of her own son? Poetic justice, if you ask tne.” I contacted Jasmine a year ago, and we struck a deal.
I would help her remove Alee from the Rivers Corporation, leaving her in full control.
In return, she would use her domestle resources to assist
Much of the public backlash and trending hashtags during ls media war were thanks to Jasmine’s efforts behind the scenes.
“But I’m curious. How did you figure out that his mother’s death was connected to him?”
I smiled faintly and stayed silent.
In my mind, I answered her, “Because in my previous life, he had done the exact same thing to me.”
Before the verdicts were handed down, I made a point to visit some old acquaintances in prison.
The first on my list was my brother.
He glared at me with cold intensity.
I smiled. “Don’t look at me like that, brother. I know what you’re wondering.
“Thrown out like a stray dog? Been there, done that. Did you really think I spent these years abroad living it up in luxury and excess?”
During the most grueling times, sleep came only in fragmented moments.
Between attending classes and managing the company, every spare second was spent building connections and tracing leads.
From the faint clues left behind in my past life, evidence of their crimes began to surface.
Their methods were far too practiced, leaving no room for doubt this couldn’t have been their first time.
Real villains didn’t confine their darkness to what could be seen. In the shadows, even greater atrocities were bound to fester.
