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\u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d Leopold snapped, his voice dripping with contempt. \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t want to stay here. We\u2019ll be gone by tomorrow!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chester smirked. \u201cGood. See that you are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned and went back inside, leaving Leopold and Vivica standing in the driveway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, let\u2019s go buy a villa right now,\u201d Leopold said. \u201cWe\u2019re not staying here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica looked distressed. \u201cWith what money, Leopold? You know the property prices in Regal City. Even a modest place costs a million!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold stared at her in disbelief. \u201cDon\u2019t tell me we don\u2019t even have a million to our name.\u201d Vivica sighed. \u201cThe company\u2019s been struggling for years, and your grandfather has kept a tight rein on our personal spending. The money I have is just what I\u2019ve managed to save over the years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She added, almost gratefully, \u201cIt\u2019s a good thing your sister didn\u2019t accept the money I offered her last time. I was trying to make peace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold looked at his mother, completely speechless. He said tiredly, \u201cMom, is that really something to be thankful for?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIsn\u2019t it? If she\u2019d taken it, we\u2019d be in an even tighter spot now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf she had taken it,\u201d Leopold reminded her, \u201cit would have meant she was willing to forgive\u00a0<\/p>\n
us!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica froze, the realization finally dawning on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right. If Larissa had forgiven us then, none of this would be happening.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Leopold\u2019s shoulders slumped in defeat. \u201cI\u2019m not so sure. As long as Honora was living with us, we never would have treated Larissa with genuine kindness. And with her personality, she would never have put up with that kind of treatment from us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica fell silent, sighing again. \u201cWell, at least we know the truth now. We were deceived by Honora. If we work hard to show Larissa we care, she\u2019ll come around eventually.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold gave a self\u2013deprecating smile. \u201cLet\u2019s hope so.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first meeting Larissa held at Starlight Media lasted only ten minutes. She covered just three points.\u00a0<\/p>\n
First: She was the new head of Starlight Media\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Second: She was going to make Starlight Media the biggest entertainment company in Regal City.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Third: Everyone who worked hard would be rewarded with generous bonuses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she declared the meeting over, everyone just stared, stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s it? Nothing else?\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they watched her leave, they were all dumbfounded. They had never been in a meeting with Finley that lasted less than thirty minutes\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leaving the conference room, Larissa\u2019s phone rang. It was Nightveil.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBoss, Lucius Lincoln is making his move. He sent people to the Caldwell estate to take Honora, and he\u2019s been in talks with several other entertainment companies. It looks like he\u2019s planning an acquisition to crush the newly reformed Starlight Media.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, the Lincoln family wasn\u2019t going to let her off the hook.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fine. She had originally planned to turn a blind eye to their dirty dealings both at home and abroad, content to let them be. But if the Lincolns were coming after her, then she would just have to uproot them entirely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnderstood,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa was still contemplating what Lucius planned to do with Honora when Nightveil spoke again, \u201cThere\u2019s one more thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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