Chapter 61 A Takedown

tous and Sharon walked out together.

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ald pressure emanating from hi like a storm about to break. Despite the tension. Sharon could not help herself She stepped forward and asked, “Louis, she’s the boss of that studio? It doesn’t seem like it.”

These Ste must be pretending

Tast now, when she let ste’s office. Shanon had nced around. There were dozens of employees there. This was not some

was a real, sizable creative studio

nd the Reed family had not given ste much money in recent years Where would she even get the funds to support something like this Even if she had connections to the business partner her brother was working with, that was a recent development

If she had seal backing all these years, would she have blived /blike a nobody in the Reed family

toms shot his sister a cold nce, sharp as ice. He bdid /bnot respond. Just then his phone rang.

Seeing the number, he immediately picked up ‘Mr. Abel, hello.

Whatever was said on the other end, it made Louis’s expression darken further until his face was like thunderclouds.

What No please tell Mr. Abraham again. I really just brought my sister to apologize. We didn’t mean anything else.”

swer he got was the click of the call being hung up

The air around him instantly named lethal

Sharon watched her brother’s expression shift with mounting dread. If looks could kill she would be ashes by now.

nurned to her, his tone icy: “From now stay far baway /bfrom Ste. Don’t even speak to her

Sharon stared What

her again.” He did not finish

sentence. He did not have to. His eyes were enough. Dark, sharp, and full

That was all it took for Sharon topletely abandon her assumption that Ste was faking it.

After all her brother had been in a bad mood sincest night. If Ste were a nobody, could she really affect him this much?

And especially after that phone call

Sharon asked cautious. Then should I still go apologize to her

“Apologue?” Lous barked a bitterugh. She already tattled to bhim/b” If you go now, we’ll bepletely screwed

“Shut up He was fuming

What Abel made clear over the phone was simple. Don’t Bother. Her

Sharon was so angry her body trembled Fromst night until now, she had felt wronged and humhated because of Ste

“Who did that woman think she was?

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Chapter 61 A Takedown

Susan nodded. “Yeah, just wait, She’ll have no choice but to crawl back and beg Eddie or Rianne for help”

“Exactly,” Jonathan agreed.

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Sharon pushed the door open.

At the sight of her, Susan was briefly startled but quickly broke binto /ba wide, ingratiating smile. “Sharon, you’re here!”

She rushed over to take Sharon’s hand, bthrowing /ba subtle nce at Jonathan. Whatever passed between them was unclear but unmistakably calcted

Sharon nodded politely. “Madam Susan, how’s Lilian?”

She looked toward the bed, where Lilian by /bfast asleep.

Susan sighed. “Worse by the day. I don’t know bhow /bshe’s been taking care of herself these past two years.”

“She’ll get better. Sharon replied awkwardly. She was never great atforting people. This was the best she could manage.

Susan nodded. “You two bchat/b. I’ll go see if there’s anything Lilian can eat.”

Then, she left bthe /broom.

Sharon turned to Jonathan. “Sorry bI /bcouldn’t make itst night. I really wanted toe.”

But Louis would not hear of it, no matter how she argued. It still made her furious just thinking about it.

“It’s okay.” Jonathan said. “But what brings you here now?”

It was almost lunchtime.

bSharon /bbrought up. “I just saw Ste”

His eyes lit up at the mention. “You saw her? Where is she??

He had been trying to reach her for days. She had not answered his calls or shown up anywhere.

Sharon answered, “Oriental Grand Tower.”

Jonathan was curious. “What’s she doing there? Found a job?”

Just like everyone else, when bJonathan /bheard she was at Oriental Grand Tower, he naturally assumed she was just another employee trying to get by. After all, what else could she be?