Chapter 2149
Author: Blanco Burn
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-12 16:15:29
Valedi turned to glare at Hiram. This guy was just here to stir up trouble.

Before Valedi could speak, Esmond let out a cold laugh. "So, you gentlemen are planning to solve this with force?"

"No, no! We definitely don't mean that!" Valedi hurriedly interjected before Hiram could respond.

"Honestly, asking the Shaw family to surrender all their assets is fair enough. But could Ms. Serena perhaps show some mercy and give them a way out?" Valedi's tone was calm, almost pleading.

Serena looked at Valedi thoughtfully and smiled. "Honored Master, let's consider this from another angle. If, on that day, the Bullard family had won, would Mr. Bram have given Serena Group a way out?"

"At this point, this isn't merely a business issue anymore. You see, some companies have surrendered their assets to us, yet we've returned them. And why? Because they weren't the masterminds, only accomplices. A wise leader knows to spare the guilty by association and focus on the true instigators. Would you a
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