Larissa blinked innocently. \u201cWhy are you so surprised, Aunt Josette? Didn\u2019t Uncle Paxton and Aunt Vivica tell you about my shares?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing that Larissa wasn\u2019t bluffing, Josette shot to her feet, furious. \u201cThis is outrageous! I\u2019m going to find Dad and ask him what he was thinking!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, a deep, authoritative voice cut through the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJosette, what is it you want to ask me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The familiar, intimidating voice instantly deflated Josette\u2019s anger by half. She waited until Kiernan, leaning on Jett\u2019s arm, had settled onto the sofa before voicing her complaint. \u201cDad, I heard you gave this\u2026 girl\u2026 ten percent of our pharmaceutical company and thirty percent of Starlight Media. Is that true?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan\u2019s expression was unreadable. \u201cDo you have a problem with that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA problem?\u201d Josette exclaimed, jumping to her feet. \u201cDad, I\u2019m your daughter, and I don\u2019t own a single share of the family business! Yet this girl, who just arrived, gets this much? How is that fair? Have I ever done anything to disappoint you? Why is there such a huge difference in how we\u2019re treated? Is it just because she\u2019s your long\u2013lost granddaughter that you favor her so much?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan remained unmoved by her tirade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJosette, tell me this,\u201d he asked coldly. \u201cIf I gave you shares, what could you do for the Judson family?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette was incredulous. \u201cWhat more can I do I married into the Lincoln family, and they\u2019ve helped the Judsons quite a bit over the years, haven\u2019t they?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan scoffed. \u201cHelped? By making a few token investments? We don\u2019t need money, Josette. We need connections! Our pharmaceutical company has been stagnant for years. If the Lincolns were truly willing to help, why hasn\u2019t Paxton been able to secure a partnership with the Schwartz family? It seems to me that since you married into that family, you\u2019ve been too busy enjoying your own life!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad, that\u2019s unfair!\u201d Josette\u2019s face was beet red with indignation. \u201cI don\u2019t have a say in major business deals like that, but I have been trying to get my husband to help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan\u2019s expression was stern, his gaze sharp, \u201cAnd that is the difference between you and Larissa. She can help this family. She can make us stronger.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette\u2019s anger flared. \u201cDad, you can believe this girl if you want, but I don\u2019t! If it were so easy to partner with the Schwartz family, Paxton would have done it years ago! In fact, I came back to tell you that my husband heard Zendar Schwartz is returning to Regal City tomorrow. He can arrange a meeting between Paxton and Zendar. Whether or not a deal\u00a0<\/p>\n
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is made will be up to Paxton.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pointed a finger at Larissa, her voice dripping with contempt. \u201cMy husband is Jagger Lincoln. With him making the introduction, the chances of success are much higher than relying on this girl who just showed up and makes empty promises!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa let out a soft laugh. Zendar was indeed returning tomorrow, but it was to attend her engagement party, not to discuss business with Paxton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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