could work to our advantage. If she's too focused on saving her father's

he murmured, more to himself than his team. "She'll be driven by it, and that makes her predi

roves to be more of a challenge than we anticipate, we

ther break her spirit with business acumen than with brute force. Besides, taking

was capable of, and they knew better than to question his methods. However, an unexpressed

e the perfect opening. If he's out of the picture, Camilla will be overwhelmed. This could

ce her that aligning with us is the only way to save Nexus, she might just hand it over wi

ar aim. "I'll have our team start crafting a proposal.

sibilities, plotting the next move. "Good. Make sure it's pe

nts stepped inside with a small tablet in her hand. She approached Nicholas w

"there's been a development. I thou

ion remained impassive, but his grip on the tablet tightened slightly. The room see

nett, isn't it?" Sofia

"He's taken a turn for the worse. The doctors

look. "This changes everything," he said. "If Robert dies, Camilla w

"Do you think Camilla will try to push through and sa

what we need to find out. She'll realise she can't do it alone if she

t stake - Nexus Global, the Bennett legacy, and, above all,

t dies, I want to be the first person Camilla thinks of. We'll offer her a deal t

tal notes. "Understood. We'll ha

wed suit, gathering their papers and tablets, their minds already working on

. "Make sure our discussions remain hidden as always. If Camilla

, his gaze fixed on the city below. He knew the risks, but he also knew the rew

here, the tablet

nown variable that could make or break his plan. And Nicholas hated not knowin

rom one of his informants inside the hospital: "Bennett's condition is

ated smile creeping onto his lips. The game wa

screen, this time from Sofia: "We need to discuss somethin

tures. Sofia wasn't open to exaggerating; if she said

on to contact her weighing he aily on his mind. Wha

son was not a man