Josette whirled on Larissa. \u201cWhat are you laughing at?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A small smile played on Larissa\u2019s lips. \u201cYour husband\u2019s information is correct, Aunt Josette. Zendar is coming back to Regal City tomorrow. But I doubt your husband will be able to get a meeting with him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although her aunt had married into the prestigious Lincoln family, her husband, Jagger, was not the heir and held little real power.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan sat silently, his gaze fixed on his granddaughter, his mind clearly working.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette was incensed. \u201cWho do you think you are, questioning my husband\u2019s abilities?\u201d To her, an insult to her husband was worse than an insult to herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa\u2019s smile widened. \u201cIf you don\u2019t believe me, we\u2019ll see tomorrow, won\u2019t we? We\u2019ll see if your husband can actually get Zendar to meet with Uncle Paxton. If he does, I\u2019ll\u2026 take your last name. Oh, wait, I already have.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette couldn\u2019t stand her dismissive attitude. \u2018Fine! If my husband arranges the meeting, you will kneel and apologize for your insolence today! And if Paxton successfully partners with the Schwartz family, you won\u2019t get a single share of the company!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely not!\u201d Sapphira interjected, shaking her head at Larissa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay, Mom. I\u2019m not that foolish,\u201d Larissa said with a reassuring smile. \u201cIf I lose, I have no problem kneeling and apologizing to Aunt Josette. But if Uncle Paxton partners with the Schwartz family, the most that will happens that Grandpa will no longer have a reason to give Judson Pharmaceuticals to my dad. I\u2019m still keeping the shares. They were compensation for what happened during the car accident. It\u2019s a separate matter, even though I have no intention of losing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette seized the opportunity. \u201cFine, keep the shares. But Dad, if I can make this happen, you have to do something for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan\u2019s expression was serious. \u201cIf you succeed, I will give you and Paxton ten percent of Judson Pharmaceuticals as well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That seemed to satisfy Josette. \u201cGood! Then it\u2019s a deal!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If they could secure the partnership with the Schwartz family, not only would Paxton regain control of the company, but it would essentially belong to him for good, minus the twenty percent promised to Larissa and her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad, I haven\u2019t been back in a while. I\u2019ll stay for a few days. Come, let\u2019s go for a walk,\u201d Josette said, her tone suddenly solicitous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Kiernan could respond, Larissa spoke up. \u201cAunt Josette, you\u2019ve laid out what you\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
10:34\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 235\u00a0<\/p>\n
stand to gain, and what I stand to lose. But what about you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette paused. \u201cMe?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou came here today, questioning and insulting me. If your husband fails to get that meeting, you can\u2019t just walk away with no consequences.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette\u2019s eyes narrowed. \u201cWhat do you want?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing much. Just fire the steward from Uncle Paxton and Aunt Vivica\u2019s house, and then, in front of the entire Judson family, you will kneel and apologize to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette was aghast. \u201cApologize, fine. But you want me to kneel to you?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa nodded. \u201cThat\u2019s right. It\u2019s only fair. What, are you not confident in your husband? Worried you might lose face?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josette seethed. \u201cFine! I agree. Because there is no way I will lose!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
10:34\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
Wings of Broken Time by Alina Das 235 Josette whirled on Larissa. \u201cWhat are you laughing at?\u201d\u00a0 A small smile […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-throne-of-thorns-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}