Larissa's Game of Thrones (Larissa) novel Chapter 567

Trudy…

The trafficker, Gertrude!

That was it. Haskell had gotten information about the human traffickers from Thatch. The woman who had taken Haskell’s brother was known as Gertrude—a trafficker.

Could this Trudy be connected to her?

Larissa had been giving Nightveil a lot to investigate lately and hadn’t wanted to overload her, so she hadn’t yet asked her to look into Gertrude. She never expected to get a lead from Livia.

“This is very valuable information,” Larissa replied. Then she added, “But as I told you, Lucius has Honora now. He knows you’ve been in contact with me and is suspicious. Any more moves from you could be dangerous.”

“Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” Livia said from the other end. “My father has already brought his illegitimate son into the company. The thought of that boy taking over is enough to make me lose sleep. Every time I close my eyes, I see my mother turning in her grave.”

“I’ll be careful. If something does happen to me, my lawyer will deliver the signed share transfer agreement to you. All I ask is that you avenge my mother and me.”

Larissa pushed the thoughts aside. “Don’t talk like that, it sounds like a eulogy. The ones who deserve to die are your father who betrayed your mother, the mistress who caused her death, and the bastard son who wants to swoop in and take the company they built together. As long as you’re alive, you can deal with them one by one.”

Livia’s “yes” on the other end was firm. “Ms. Judson, I used to not know how to fight back. I thought, what can one woman do? It didn’t matter that I was the legitimate child. As long as I wasn’t a son, my father would cheat and give the company to his mistress’s son.”

“But after seeing everything you’ve accomplished, I don’t want to suffer in silence anymore. Why should I be a pawn in a marriage alliance and hand over the company to the son of the woman who killed my mother?”

“For a woman to achieve what a man can, she has to be more ruthless. After all, women are naturally more empathetic and have a stronger moral compass. The real challenge for women isn’t the obstacles in front of them, but themselves. True affection is for those who deserve it. For those who don’t, you give them a taste of their own medicine. Just like you, Ms. Judson. When your parents and brothers disowned you, you didn’t wallow in self-pity or doubt yourself. You fought for your own happiness.”