Outcast Queen: Her Return from Hell novel Chapter 405

Warren stumbled backward, looking as if every ounce of strength had been drained from his body. He began to tremble uncontrollably.

He had banked everything on a desperate gamble, hoping to cling to Ignis Global to crush Phoenix and secure his own survival.

Who could have imagined that the lifeline he was so proud of was actually the very thing dragging him straight to hell?

The mysterious, untouchable mastermind standing at the apex of Ignis Global was the daughter he had spent his life looking down on!

If she had shown her hand earlier, would he really have spent all this time acting like a fool just to end up here?

Warren suddenly started laughing—a raspy, desolate sound. "So... your confidence never came from Pierce, or this executive from Ignis Global. It came from you! You are your own greatest asset."

"You flatter me, Mr. Prescott," Phoenix said, her lips curving into a smirk while a cold, mocking light flashed in her eyes. "Let me fill you in on another detail. I built Ignis Global from the ground up a year ago. Sure, I was locked up in Blackwood Penitentiary at the time, but that didn't stop me from running the entire board remotely."

"Hahahaha!" Warren threw his head back, erupting into manic, hysterical laughter.

Just what kind of monster had he created? Even while locked away in a place known as a living hell, this woman had managed to rise from the ashes like a phoenix, tearing through the darkness.

So what if Phoebe had some impossibly powerful mother backing her? Standing in front of Phoenix today, they were nothing more than fireflies trying to outshine the moon!

"By the way, that patent you're clinging to for dear life? It's been obsolete for years." Phoenix's casual words delivered the final, devastating blow. "Why else do you think I didn't bother taking it?"

Thud.

Warren's knees gave out, and he collapsed heavily onto the floor.

His eyes were hollow, his spirit completely shattered. The last shred of fight keeping him going disintegrated, pulverizing any delusional hope of a comeback.

The surrounding guests immediately broke into an uproar.

How did Warren go from acting like he owned the room to collapsing like a man without a spine?

What terrified them even more was the bombshell dropped in that conversation—Phoenix was the mastermind behind Ignis Global?!

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the crowd surged forward like a tidal wave. Countless eyes burned with frantic zeal as they scrambled to surround Phoenix.

"I can pull the strings. I can put you right in front of her."

Warren's head snapped up. Extreme terror exploded in his cloudy eyes as he stared at Barrett. "How... how do you know about that?!"

"You don't need to know how I found out. You just need to understand that I'm the only one who can help you now." A venomous smirk tugged at the corner of Barrett's mouth. "As long as that woman is willing to step in, not only can you make a comeback, you'll climb higher than ever before. With her immense power, pulling Phoebe out of prison would take nothing more than a snap of her fingers."

Warren turned his head sharply, staring intensely at Phoenix, who was currently being treated like royalty in the center of the room. The dark, obsessive fires of hatred and vengeance reignited in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, grinding his teeth together. "Barrett, if you can help me turn this around, I will follow your every command!"

"Excellent."

Meanwhile, across the banquet hall, Mavis Miller and Silas Sterling watched the entire spectacle unfold.

Upon learning that Phoenix was the true shot-caller of Ignis Global, the color drained from both of their faces.

"Phoenix... how does she have the right to be the boss of Ignis Global?!" Mavis's beautiful face twisted in dark fury, her nails digging harshly into her palms. "No wonder she was so damn arrogant. She's been holding a royal flush this whole time."