Chapter 400\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOr was it purely to get revenge for me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s expression was soft, his smile warm and indulgent. \u201cWhat if I said that was the only reason?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa met his intense gaze and her smile blossomed. \u201cI\u2019d believe you. I\u2019m worth it, after all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His smile deepened, and he reached out to gently stroke her hair. \u201cThat\u2019s why I would never hesitate. If I can defend your honor, no amount of trouble is too much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what if I wanted to destroy the Lincoln family completely?\u201d she asked, her eyes narrowing with a dangerous glint. \u201cOf course, if they were smart enough to back off, I wouldn\u2019t mind letting them be. They\u2019re not as easy to deal with as Paxton\u2019s family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s voice was calm, but his words were an unbreakable vow. \u201cWe\u2019re engaged. An attack on you is an attack on me. If they come after you, I will eliminate them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His gaze was unwavering. \u201cLarissa, you are the woman I love, my future wife. If you were to kill someone, I would be the one to bury the body. I will do anything to keep you safe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she killed someone, he would bury the body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The words, spoken with such quiet conviction, resonated deep within her. A brilliant, dazzling smile lit up her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright then, Haskell. Let\u2019s turn Regal City upside down and tear down every family, starting with the Lincolns, who dares to stand against me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
By eight that evening, the Lincoln family, buckling under the immense public pressure, issued an official statement: Lincoln Group was severing all ties with Jagger Lincoln.\u00a0<\/p>\n
News outlets released videos of Helena personally escorting her son to the police station.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril, having finished dinner, lay on her bed scrolling through the news, a smug grin on her face. She took screenshots of the headlines and posted them in her social group chat, \u201cRegal City Tattler.\u201d The group was filled with the idle sons and daughters of prominent families, those with no hope of inheritance who lived for gossip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even Honora was in the group, though she was likely too preoccupied with her own troubles to notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril specifically tagged the people who had been the most vocal in their mockery the previous night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril: [See? I told you. You don\u2019t want to be on my cousin\u2013in\u2013law Larissa\u2019s bad side.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
The tagged members were silent for a moment, then the replies started trickling in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Avril, you know Jagger was just a clown in the Lincoln family. Lucius, the real power, hasn\u2019t even made a move yet.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Exactly. Besides Judson Pharmaceuticals, the only other notable assets the family has are Starlight Media and Sprout Tech, and both are just getting started in Regal City. The moment Lucius decides to\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 400\u00a0<\/p>\n
retaliate, the Judson businesses will be crushed.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Yeah, you think getting Jagger sent to prison is a victory? All it did was turn this into a fight to the death. Now the Lincolns will never back down.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Avril received a private message from her best friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Want me to kick them out?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril replied: [No need, I want them to have a front\u2013row seat when Larissa proves them all wrong. I\u2019m inviting her to the group. Approve her request when it comes through.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
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