Chapter 397\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa pulled out her phone, opened Twitter, and saw Jagger\u2019s name trending.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A series of high\u2013definition surveillance videos from an underground casino had gone viral.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the first clip, Jagger slammed a diamond\u2013encrusted Patek Philippe onto the table. \u201cI\u2019m betting my new thoroughbred on this hand!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the second, he had his arm around a third\u2013rate starlet as he signed an IOU for ten million. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, the Lincoln family owns thirty mines in Myanmar\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The hashtags #Jagger Casino Scandal and #Lincoln Family Myanmar Mines were already climbing the trending list, sparking a firestorm of public outrage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWas this your work?\u201d Kiernan asked again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa shook her head. \u201cNo, I was taking Bryant home yesterday.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan nodded slowly. \u201cIf it wasn\u2019t you, then it must have been Haskell.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa had suspected as much, but she was surprised by the speed of Haskell\u2019s retaliation. It was enough to take down Jagger, but it wouldn\u2019t be enough to cripple the entire Lincoln family. They could simply cut their losses and sacrifice him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether Haskell did this for his own family\u2019s interests or to remove a threat to you, getting Jagger out of the picture is a good thing,\u201d Kiernan said. \u201cBut now you have made a true enemy of the Lincoln family. Before, it might have been a personal grudge with Jagger. Now, it\u2019s a war between families.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa understood her grandfather\u2019s concern. The Judson family couldn\u2019t withstand a full\u2013scale assault from the Lincolns.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa, you\u2019re wrong about one thing. Jagger would never have let it go. He would have kept coming after me until it became a war between our families anyway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo be it\u2026\u201d Kiernan said, his voice heavy. \u201cHaskell\u2019s move against Jagger at least shows us that he\u2019s willing to stand on the front lines for you. It\u2019s a reassurance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sighed. \u201cPaxton, Vivica, and their family have moved out. With everything that\u2019s happened lately, I\u2019ve decided to go abroad for a while. I\u2019m not sure when I\u2019ll be back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked at her, his expression serious. \u201cLarissa, I have entrusted the Judson family to you. I gave up on my own son for this. Now, I need you to take what I\u2019ve given you and make it stronger.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa met his gaze, her own resolve hardening. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Grandpa. I will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After leaving Kiernan\u2019s study, Larissa drove to her villa to drop off the share agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid your grandfather call you about the company shares?\u201d Sapphira asked as she walked in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa held up the folder. \u201cYes, it\u2019s all settled.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d Sapphira\u2019s expression was a mixture of pride and concern. \u201cYou\u2019ve heard about Jagger, then?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
11:24\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 397\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa nodded. \u201cGrandpa told me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sapphira knew from her daughter\u2019s reaction that it wasn\u2019t her work, but it didn\u2019t matter. The Lincolns would blame her regardless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLife in Regal City is going to get much more difficult for you now. You haven\u2019t just made an enemy of Jagger, or even just the Lincoln family. You\u2019ve made enemies of everyone who benefits from them, everyone who sees you as a threat. But you\u2019re not alone. Your father, your grandparents, your uncles\u2026 and that boy, Haskell, we will all protect you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa felt no fear, only a surge of anticipation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you heading out now for Haskell\u2019s treatment?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo on, then.\u201d Sapphira turned to 001. \u201cRemember, your only job is to protect Larissa, at all times.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnderstood,\u201d 001 replied, its voice flat and emotionless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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