218 Darren’s Ambitious Plan
“See? I told you–Audrey’s turning more cunning by the minute.”
The thought ered in Brett’s mind.
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a kid, he’d been secretly intimidated by this cousin of his. There was something about h quite reached her eyes, and she had a way of saying one thing while meaning/another.
ett couldn’t shake the feeling that his uncle’s return with the whole family was… off.
ow, of all times?
so concerned about Carter Group, where were they when his older brother was weathering on another?
come back right after Eugene announced the breakthrough in the Neural–Network Interface
mention–every recent press release about Carter Group had been overwhelmingly positive. There no signs of any real trouble.
what was with this sudden “checking in” out of nowhere?
d bringing along the most respected expert in the field, just like that?
even with his straightforward way of seeing things, Brett sensed something wasn’t right.
This didn’t feel like concern. It felt more like they were waiting for Carter Group to stumble.
He pressed his lips together and kept the thought to himself.
By the time Darren and the others left the Carter estate, he was practically grinding his teeth in frustration.
Seeing that apartment is
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ree thousand square feet–only made him angrier.
his breath. “Eugene’s treating me like some charity case.”
ad already been taken to get settled.
slowly tightened.
calmly. “Something’s off about the situation at Carter Group.
much attention to the overseas operations.
Grandfather made it clear our branch would remain abroad and not return without Run. Eugene’s side wouldn’t cut off our allowances or touch the assets and
over the years.
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“But now Eugene’s interfering with our arrangements overseas. We can’t even access the family’s international assets anymore.”
Her tone grew cooler. “Do you think he’s figured something out?”
Darren’s face stiffened slightly at her words. “What could he have possibly found out?”
He waved a hand dismissively. “When we arranged that… incident, we hired agencies abroad through layers of intermediaries. There’s no trail leading back to us.
“And haven’t you notice
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eturned? Carter Group hasn’t made any real moves against us. They re
and Bexley Group here at home.”
“Powell and Bexley were nobody back in my father’s day.
to–toe with Carter Group.
himself–soft–hearted and easily distracted.”
e’d heard about the Carter family recently, he let out a cold laugh. “That girl in the the to be the Powell girl.
g her, acting like I was going to do something to her.”
sdain clear in his tone.
emained.
tender–hearted Margaret could be, so it made sense she’d want to protect the girl and keep ander wraps.
their main concern was figuring out whether Eugene and the others knew what they had done- much they knew.
rned to Darren with a trace of reproach. “I told you not to rush things.
you just had to go through those overseas contacts to target Brett. Do you realize how much that ped our hand?
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