Chapter 723 The Division of Ashen Pact

    Sebastian’s mouth twitched when he heard Madam Evelyn was iforcing /ithe issue.

    Once again, he silently lit a candle for Dan.

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    Of all people to betray, he had chosen Marie. Did he really think he could afford to provoke the Dawson family?

    Yes, Ashen Pact’s influence was tangled and sprawling.

    Butpared to the Dawsons, it was nothing.

    Derrick drew on his cigarette, eyes narrowing. “Then we’ll take Loren Lake.”

    Sebastian: “…”

    Kale: “…”

    The two exchanged a look, each sensing where this was heading.

    Sebastian scratched his head. “Wait. Are we actually splitting up Ashen Pact’s resources now?”

    Everyone knew Ashen Pact sat on some of the most valuable natural holdings in the world.

    But because of itsplexity, no one had dared move in–not for fear of starting a war with them.

    And yet…

    Madam Evelyn had just imed Cyren Mines. Now Derrick wasying im to Loren Lake?

    This was starting to look a lot like carving Ashen Pact apart.

    Derrick took another drag, lips curling into a cold smile through the haze of smoke.

    “I wonder which piece Mr. Victor ns to take.”

    He hadn’t met Victor yet.

    But with Madam Evelyn making her move, and now Derrick himself, Victor would surely recognize the signal.

    Sebastian muttered, “So this bisn’t /bjust about forcing them to hand over Tessa–it’s about gutting them in the process?”

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    Derrick onlyughed, saying nothing.

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    Victor received word of Madam Evelyn’s and Derrick’s demands.

    A flicker of depth passed through his eyes. He understood perfectly.

    Madam Evelyn was striking out for Marie’s sake. Derrick was backing Marie–and pressing for

    Tessa.

    Across the room, Tessa sat sipping juice and nibbling tbread, blissfully unaware.

    Victor turned to Ss. “Then we’ll take Caesarville.”

    Ss stiffened. “Caesarville?”

    That was the crown jewel–the site of Ashen Pact’s rarest raw material fields. Thanks to its unique climate, it produced the key ingredient for an anti–aging drug.

    A drug that could slow time itself.

    The global market for it was worth tens of billions each year.

    Caesarville wasn’t just valuable. It was irreceable.

    With Evelyn taking Cyren, Derrick iming Loren Lake, and Victor now naming Caesarville…

    Together, they were slicing through the very lifelines of Ashen Pact.

    Lewis frowned. “But Caesarville is run by Dale himself. If it’s that important, will he really hand it over?”

    From where he stood, it sounded impossible—like a fool’s errand.

    Victor nced at him like he was an idiot. The look alone made Lewis’s chest tighten.

    He quickly turned to Ss for help, but Ss only sighed, weary of covering for hisck of tact.

    “I’ll see to it right away,” Ss said.

    Victor added coolly, “And tell Dale–if my mother–inw suffers even the slightest harm, he’ll

    answer to me.”

    Dale hadn’t dared face him, sending Artemis as a shield instead.

    That alone deserved a warning. Derrick’s maneuver had given him the perfect opening.

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    Three sites, three arteries of Ashen Pact—if that didn’t make Dale hand Diana over, nothing would.

    Ss departed to carry out the orders.

    Meanwhile, Tessa brought Victor another te. “The tbread here is really good. And this juice.”

    Though her appetite was poor, she forced herself to eat. On the ne, Victor had told her bluntly: if she didn’t eat properly, he’d send her straight to Ste’s side and bar her from any involvement in her mother’s affairs.

    The man was domineering.

    And she… she didn’t dare test him.

    She longed for Ste.

    But she longed for her mother even more.

    Lewis, still lingering, noticed what she’d poured. “He won’t drink that sour stuff-”

    One re from Victor silenced him.

    Lewis’s stomach knotted. Was his mouth cursed? Every word seemed tond wrong.

    Without another sound, he slipped out. Better not to stay in this killing field.

    Left alone with Victor, Tessa looked up at him hopefully. “There’s only juice here. I tried them all–the lemon’s the only one that’s decent.”

    Victor lifted the ss, tasting the icy sweet–and–sour.

    “Not bad. You’re even learning to take care of others.”

    He thought back ito /ithe chaos she’d caused at his vi, nearly burning down the kitchen.

    Now, though it was only juice and bread, he had to admit–she’d grown.

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