“I DON’T need your acceptance, Carter. What I need for you to do is follow the rules,” said Damian in a cold and authoritative tone, making the board of directors gasp in shock.“Don’t you think you are being too harsh, Mr. Damian?” Elena asked, her eyes widening and her lips slightly parted. “When you were still unconscious, it was Carter who took care of everything. What is this attitude…”Elena’s voice trailed off, seeing how Damian was giving him a cold and intimidating stare. It suddenly sent shivers down her spine, piercing the walls inside her heart. She could only clear her throat and look away in fear.“Meeting adjourned,” Damian commanded, looking every member of the board in the eye, and they immediately knew what Damian wanted them to do.Without wasting time, all of them fixed their things and walked out of the room, leaving Damian and Carter alone. Damian locked the door and turned his direction to Carter, who was leaning against the wall with his arms folded.“You waste

“Really? Even if I kill Damian right now?”“What?” Dollie’s brows furrowed in confusion. “Why would you kill your own cousin—”Dollie stopped speaking as she realized what she was about to say. However, it was too late. Carter had already heard everything. Loud and clear.“So you know something more than I expected, huh.” Carter clicked his tongue and smirked. “But don’t worry, Dollie. I will spare your life as long as you don’t tell what you discovered to anyone else. You are Carson’s ex-girlfriend, after all.”“I-I-understand…” Dollie answered, her breathing ragged.“You better be. Because if you don’t, you will regret it.” Those were Carter’s last words before ending the call.Dollie, on the other hand, let go of her phone upon feeling her body trembling. Tears streamed down her eyes, remembering Carter’s threat. However, she was determined not to let that fear stop her from doing the right thing.She transferred all the pictures of the documents from her phone to a memory card and

THAT WAS the end of Carter telling the whole story to Damian. The side of his lips rose upon looking at Damian, who was shocked and agitated because of the revelations Carter told him.It made Carter satisfied. That was his main goal; to see whether Damian would still be affected by Dollie’s death, and if he could use it to his advantage like before, and Damian’s reaction confirmed it all.“This is the first time I moved on my own. See how much of a problem it gave me?” Carter said, massaging his neck a little and snapping it afterward. “If I didn’t kill her, she would ruin all of my plans, so you understand where I’m coming from, right?”Damian didn’t answer. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, looking Carter in the eye.“To think about it, it was your fault, Damian. Why didn’t you teach her to stay still?” Carter asked as the side of his lips rose. “If only she didn’t know anything, Dollie would still be alive by now, don’t you think?”“You… You are a psychopath…” Damian mu

“Why are you laughing? Do you think I’m fooling around?” asked Veron, his tone irritated because it seemed like Correl wasn’t taking him seriously. “I know you are ambitious, but why? Why would you betray me like this?”“Hmm. Is it just me who is betraying you?” Correl retorted. He clicked his tongue and shook his head in amusement. “Sabrina also betrayed you, and if you only knew how snaky she was, you would divorce her this instant—”Correl wasn’t able to finish his sentence when suddenly, Veron slammed him into the side of the staircase and held him by the collar.“Stop spouting nonsense. Ask for my forgiveness, and promise me that you will stop rebuilding the Red Snake Organization,” Veron demanded as his hands gripped tighter to Correl. “Do it, and I might spare your life.”“Might spare my life, huh?” Correl raised an eyebrow, looking at Veron in disbelief, not even showing any signs of fear. “And why would I ask for forgiveness? I just wanted to increase our wealth and influence