Chapter 84\u00a0<\/p>\n
Victor had spent his early years walking a thin line between life and death. His sharp gaze swept over the men on the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The air went so still that even a pin drop could be heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The people Victor had brought with him took over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian left the room with Kingston.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Theo came out, he thoughtfully pulled the door shut behind Victor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once they were outside, Vivian finally let out a long breath she\u2019d been holding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kingston stood beside her and looked down at her slightly pale face. There was a faint hint of amusement in his voice. \u201cYou planned this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian pressed her lips together and nodded. \u201cYes. I made sure I had backups.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she\u2019d contacted Kingston, she\u2019d already contacted Victor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d met Leah before, but she\u2019d never met Victor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d heard he was unpredictable. She couldn\u2019t be sure whether he would still hold onto it after three years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a man who loved his daughter more than anything, dragging it back into the light was like pouring salt into an open wound. And the person behind it all was Zane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was her first plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d told Stella that someone was blackmailing her and had lured her to meet at Maplewood Club. She\u2019d asked Stella to call the police right away if she couldn\u2019t reach her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was her backup plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her final backup was the man standing in front of her, and the one she was least sure would\u00a0<\/p>\n
work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he\u2019d shown up immediately. He\u2019d even been waiting in the hotel, making sure she didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
suffer a second of humiliation or harm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hadn\u2019t wanted to put herself in danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she\u2019d also been afraid that the other side really did have something that could destroy Whitfield Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 84\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Kingston\u2019s shares became worthless, she\u2019d be committing business fraud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He would hold her responsible, and just as he had back then, take his revenge out on Hartwell\u00a0<\/p>\n
Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hartwell Group couldn\u2019t take another hit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter what, she had to find out what was real.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that the danger had passed, she laid out her plans for Kingston.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian looked at him with a calm, warm smile. She was trying to show him she could think on her feet, stay steady under pressure, and move fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She would make a strong partner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wanted him to see her differently, so that when she returned to Hartwell Group, she\u2019d have the chance to sit across from him and talk about cooperation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the praise she expected never came. Instead, she watched his eyes grow darker until the light seemed to drain from them completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI underestimated you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For some reason, Vivian felt like there was a barb in that sentence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hadn\u2019t praised her. He\u2019d taken a jab at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though it wasn\u2019t what she\u2019d expected, she steadied herself. She pressed her lips together\u00a0<\/p>\n
and thanked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Howard, no matter what, thank you for coming so fast.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kingston held her gaze. \u201cYou thought I wouldn\u2019t come?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian nodded, answering honestly. \u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
All she\u2019d told him was that someone had evidence of Whitfield Group\u2019s crimes and had asked her to meet at Maplewood Club. If the evidence turned out to be real, she was willing to buy back the shares he held.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe she\u2019d taken too many hits from him lately. So, when she messaged him, she\u2019d left\u00a0<\/p>\n
herself a small out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he sensed something was wrong, she\u2019d given him the exact address.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If he didn\u2019t want to save her, that would\u2019ve made sense too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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