The Hidden Empress Stripping Her Secrets After Divorce novel Chapter 387

After a suffocating moment of silence, Leo let out a dark chuckle.

"Alright. May the best man win."

—

The second Leo stepped into his hotel room, he immediately dialed his father's number.

"Dad, we need to talk."

"What is it?"

Leo lowered his voice, pacing the cheap carpet. "I met a girl here in France. She's the cousin of the CEO of the Lancaster Group. Her name is Piper Brooks."

The line went dead silent for two agonizing seconds.

"The Lancaster Group? That Lancaster Group?"

"Yes, the exact one."

"How close are you two?" his dad demanded, his voice suddenly thick with desperation.

Leo hesitated. "We just had dinner with a group tonight. I haven't really made a move yet."

His father's tone instantly shifted into aggressive panic. "What the hell are you waiting for?! Go after her! If a girl with that kind of pedigree even looks at you, it's a miracle! If you secure her, our business problems will disappear overnight!"

Leo nodded sharply. "I know. But..."

"But what?"

"There's still Serena..."

"Serena?" his father spat, the absolute disdain dripping from his voice. "That illegitimate bastard? A pathetic little social climber who can't even show her face in high society, and you're still worried about her? Dump her immediately! What the hell can a girl like that do for your future?"

Leo went quiet for a second.

"Understood."

He hung up the phone and walked over to the window, staring out at the sprawling Parisian skyline.

Serena's face briefly flashed in his mind.

He ruthlessly shoved the thought aside, shaking his head in disgust.

An illegitimate bastard.

A liability.

He needed someone like Piper.

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In the room next door, Quinn was having the exact same conversation.

"Mom, listen to me, I met this girl in Paris..."

"What kind of girl?"

Quinn quickly laid out Piper's jaw-dropping family connections.

His mother's voice instantly spiked with ravenous excitement. "Lancaster?! Listen to me, if you manage to lock down a girl from a family like that, we are set for life! I won't even have to worry about paying for your brother's wedding!"

Quinn grinned into the receiver. "I know. I'm going to make a play for her."

"What about your friend Leo? Is he eyeing her too?"

Quinn blinked, slightly caught off guard. "How did you know?"

"Are you an idiot? What kind of man wouldn't want a jackpot like that?" his mother snapped. "You need to move fast. Don't let Leo beat you to the punch. Friendship is one thing, but when it comes to millions of dollars, it's every man for himself."

Quinn nodded slowly to the empty room.

Hanging up, he leaned back against the cheap headboard and lit a cigarette.

The thick smoke drifted up, masking the calculating gleam in his eyes.

He thought back to the restaurant, watching Piper soaking up the adoration from the entire table.

She was gorgeous, loaded, and clearly completely naive.

If he could just get his hands on her...

A predatory smirk twisted onto his face.