“Miss Enra, the resignation paperwork is prepared for your approval, she announced and then hesitated.

Sienna leaned back on the bsofa/b, flipping through the documents without even ncing up. b“/bbGo /bon,”

Reno gritted her teeth, barely holding back her anger. “Those snobs say they want their old bosses hack. If not, they’re leaving too. They’re just trying to mess with you.”

Sienna didn’t even blink, “Let them go. Approve them ball/bb,/bb” /b

Reno frowned, “But Miss Enna, they’re really going too far.”

Sienna smirked, “Leaving is easy. Coming back? Not so simple

Reno got what Sienna meant right away. She grabbed the files, her eyes lighting up. “Miss Enna, I got it. I’ll take care of bit /bright now.” Sienna nodded.

Sophie was sering red. First, Vivian Hart had her brother hauled to the police station. Then her mother bgot /bbhit /bwith a public nuisanceint after storming to the Harts‘ ce. To top it all off, Aiden Hart dared to rip into her father over the phone.

So she called in every favor band /bsevered all of Hart Corporation’s dealsb. /bShe had expected the Harts toe begging by now, but there was nothing but deafening silence from their end

A steady stream of partners flooded into Hart Corporation to cancel deals yet Sienna didn’t even blink. She offered nost–ditch negotiations and made no desperate pleasb, /bsimply processing each termination with the same ease assigning birthday cards

The departing partners watched with bated breath, certain she would crumble as their exits piled up. To their astonishment, she turned the tables, leaving every one of them questioning their decision.

Sophie mmed her bats on the desk and yanked her assistant closer. “What Hart Corporation won’t back down‘ They would rather love everything than give in? Check again! If they’re breally /bbthis /bbstupid /bto challenge us, let them crash and bum! The terrified assistant scrambled away. trembling.

“bMiss /bQuinn, forget Hart Corporation for now. Tonight’s what really matters. After all your effort in reachi Lana, this is our chance.” Her advisor urged in a low voice.

Sophie’s anger bvanished /bin a sh, reced by ba /bsharp gleam in her eyes. If we can get SIE Corporation to partner directly with us, cutting out Quinn Group entirelyb, /bwe won’t be Junior Quinn anymore. We’ll rece them for bgood/b!

Sophie’s eyes burned with even tercer ambition. “Make sure everything is perfect. They don’t know what we’re nning Hermand was met with, instant, unquestioningpliance.

Han Corporation bwas /bon itsst legs after two–thirds of the staff had quit, yet Sienna sat perfectly still,pletely unshaken.

Lana would’ve been just as calm. Reno wasn’t like that. She paced like a caged animal, dying to know Sienna’s bn /bto turn things around. Finally. Sienna looked up. “Reno,” she said, her voice steady. “Out with it”

“bMiss /bEnna, how can byou /bbstay /bso bcalm/b? Junior Quinn bGroup /bising for us. Let me handle bthem/b. Reno snapped,

Sienna let out a weary sigh. “After all your years in Meridia, you still haven’t learned patience.”

Reno instantly dete, fiddling with her fingers. “Sorry, bMiss /bEnna. I let you down.” Then she nced up cautiously, finding no anger in Sienna’s expression. So the straightened bup /bbagain/b. “Just say bthe /bbword/b. What’s our next move?”

Sienna pushed the files away with a dismissive gesture. “We wait. There’s still one bkey /bbyer /bbmissing/b”

Before Keno could bask/bb, /ba bknock /bcame at the door. “Miss bReno/bb, /bthe CEO of Harold Group is here to discuss the partnership. Sienna smiled, as if everything was going exactly as nned.

Reno immediately understood and went bto /bgreet the guest. A young man with silver–dyed hair strode in, sizing her up with clear contempt.

Without waiting, he dropped into a chair, legs casually crossed. Picking at his teeth, he barely looked at her. “No tea. The bHarolds /bare done with the

b2/2 /b

4:20 PM

Haris” He pped a document on the btable/b. “Sign this termination now” Clearly, he had mistaken Reno for Sienna, Hart’s new CEO.

Renn ignored him, bcalmly /bpouring tea instead. The man scowled. “Hey, I’m talking to you!”

“Is this termination your father’s decision? A cold voice at through the room. The man spun around and frose. His mouth went ck at the right

of Sienna

Reno’s hand smashed down on the table. “Miss Enna is waiting for an answer. Her re pinned him in ce.

Chris Harold jolted bback /bto reality, his face flushing with anger at the assistant’s audacity. “What difference does it make?” he spat. “The deal is over.”

Sienna seuled into her chair, taking ba /bsip of the bfragrant /btea. 1 don’t repeat myself, she said, her voice calm but edged with steel.

Reno leaned in ring. “Anwer, Is this your father’s call!”

A shadow of unease flickered across Chris’s face, but then came the bfamiliar /barrogance, “Of course. As his son, I speak for him.”

Sienna’s eyes darkened for ba /bmoment. “Understood, she said, her voice tinged with disappointment, Reno frowned, unable toprehend Miss Enna’s patience with Harold Group

Chris swaggered out with a smug grin. Hart Corporation’sst remaining partnership had just crumbled

keno slipped into bthe /brestroom to look up the Harold Group’s history. They had been Hart Corporation’s founding partners since Sienna’s mother’s

bCia/bb. /b

While most of those early allies had cut ties over time, the Harold Group had stayed on. Now, with their business thriving, Rene couldn’t understand why they suddenly walked away.

Returning. Reno hesitated. “Miss Enna, should I approach Harold Group personally! Chris is just a figurehead. The real authority lies with his father.

Sienna picked up the contract, pausing bat /bCharles Harold’s name for a beat before sliding it into the files. “No need,” she stated evenly.

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