Queen of Wild Cards novel Chapter 689

Frederick stated confidently, "Impossible. The thing she cares about most is her mother's ashes. She will definitely come back."

"But what if she doesn't?"

"Let's wait. If she doesn't, we'll think of another way."

The couple continued plotting against Stella, completely unaware that she didn't care in the slightest about their fake urn.

After leaving the Hawthorne house, Stella had her bodyguard drive her straight to Blackwood Group.

Disgusted by the sheer shamelessness of Frederick and Miranda, she desperately needed some affection from her husband to cleanse her palate.

When Julius returned to his office after a meeting and saw her curled up on the sofa playing a game on her phone, he asked, "Frederick didn't try anything with you, did he?"

Stella put her phone down, pouted, and said pitifully, "He disgusted me so much I actually want to throw up."

Julius's heart immediately ached for her. He pulled her onto his lap and asked gently, "How did he disgust you? Tell me, and I'll handle him for you."

Stella proceeded to vent, recounting every absurd detail of her visit to the Hawthorne house.

After listening, Julius said, "How pathetic and greedy. That really is disgusting. So, should I go ahead and bankrupt his miserable little company right now?"

He knew Frederick was incompetent and greedy, but he hadn't expected the man's appetite to be so monstrous. Expecting him to buy out the entirety of Astral was nothing short of a delusional pipe dream.

"No rush. Let him jump around a bit longer. We'll deal with him when he's truly desperate. Ending the game this easily would be boring."

Since she hadn't taken his bait this time, Frederick was bound to reach out again.

In the past, she had somewhat held back because she thought Frederick had given her life. As long as he didn't cross the line, she hadn't wanted to make things too difficult for him.

But now she knew she wasn't even his daughter, and worse, he had murdered her mother. There was no way she was going to let him off easily.

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