She opened the encrypted laptop Camilo had provided a

only as a gray anonymous icon amo

ly announced the "good news": Mr. Estill Bean, CEO of BeanStalk

acting like the lady of the house, moved gracefully around the

Estill, Ace's tone shift

for the trouble my ungrateful daughter has caused Mr. Bean, I have deci

osity, "This will also serve as a wedding gi

of the older directors exchanged uneasy gla

ok of pure victory. This was pu

erena would either be too scared to objec

tion passed, the gray icon representin

AY

, but it was a publi

of purple. "Serena!" he roared a

d and clear. "According to the company bylaws, any transfer of shares to a non-l

disconnected f

face was a mask of fury. He never imagined Serena woul

"Daddy, don't be angry. Sister

ed his fist on the table. "I'll m

pulled out his phone and dialed

ely freeze all trust accounts under Serena's

ent, Serena's

ial notificatio

your family trust fund has been froz

g her mother had left for h

y, cleanly, exiled fro

blank canvas. No anger. No sadness. Jus

s contacts and found

ger on the name.

te Co

A confirmation

tion, she pres

felt an invisibl

e had no connection to th

the bar, and poured he

from his own study. He had clea

her. "How d

od," she said, her voice steady

ation crossed Camilo's fac

in your counter-attack