Chapter 452\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, an employee from the marketing department looked up from her must sawa rumor online. Gale Entertainment is supposedly bringing 300 million in cash to secure the tighe. They\u2019re not playing around.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A collective groan went through the room\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s over,\u201d someone muttered. \u201cOur new CEO has lost her mind, and were all going down with he ship. Everyone should start looking for a new job now it\u2019s just a matter of time before this place goes under.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was already past closing time, so the employees packed up ther things and left, a doud of gloom hanging over them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alone in her office, Larissa carefully reviewed the employse work summaries. She analyzed each person\u2019s performance and drafted a new bonus structure to incentivize her remaining staff. When she was finished, she emailed the plan to Ursa with a note\u00a0<\/p>\n
[To be implemented next month.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as she was shutting down her computer, her phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number, but ste recognized it instantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Lucius\u2019s private line. She had called it just two nights ago to taunt him\u00a0<\/p>\n
She answered, walking over to the window and looking down at the employess leaving the building\u00a0<\/p>\n
below.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A man\u2019s cold voice came through the line. \u201cLarissa.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, if it isn\u2019t Mr. Lincoln. What\u2019s up? Calling to surrender?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s my line. If you agree to pledge your loyalty to me and help me crush Haskell, the Lincoln family is willing to forget about what you did to my uncle\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid that video of you and your uncle send you over the edge? You\u2019re calling me to demand my surrender? Larissa scoffed. \u201cWhy would I trade Haskell, the most handsome man in Regal City, for an eternal second\u2013best like you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLarissa, don\u2019t push your luck. I have never given a second chance to someone who has crossed me.\u201d Larissa could practically hear his teeth grinding. \u201cOh, my. You\u2019ve got some nerve, Mr. Lincoln. I could probably land a 747 on that ego of yours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cVery well, Larissa,\u201d he sneered. \u201cI have my answer. Now you can sit back and watch as I dismantle the Judson family\u2019s empire, piece by piece. And when you\u2019re crying for help, no one will be there to\u00a0<\/p>\n
answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa burst out laughing. \u201cOh, please. You don\u2019t scare me. I don\u2019t rely on anyone but myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen you\u2019re about to learn a very hard lesson. This time, you won\u2019t be enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After that, he hung up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 452\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa smirked. A second chance? Lucius would soon find out that by crossing her, he had signed the demolition order for the entire Lincoln family empire.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a VIP suite at the Neverending Night club, Lucius slammed his phone down on the table. Milton, his sycophant\u2013in\u2013chief, quickly handed him a drink. \u201cDon\u2019t let her get to you, Mr. Lincoln. That bitch doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s good for her. She doesn\u2019t deserve your consideration.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen what do you suggest I do?\u201d Lucius shot back, his eyes cold. \u201cHow should I handle her? Or are you offering to take care of her for me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Milton choked on his words, his face a mixture of embarrassment and fear. He had no power, no influence in Regal City. How could he possibly take on Larissa? She was now in charge of the Judson family, with Haskell Palmer backing her up. Going after her would be like an ant trying to topple a\u00a0<\/p>\n
tree.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius\u2019s gaze was withering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Milton scrambled for an idea. \u201cMr. Lincoln, Avril has been getting very close to Larissa lately. I could\u2026 I could kidnap her. Use her as bait, just like Draven and Valeria did with Haskell.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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