As a college friend who had once helped me, too, I hadn’t been able to just stand by.
I had stepped in to help him and even gave him a job at my company.
I remembered how he used to dislike Bianca, saying she was fake, that she didn’t deserve me.
Yet now, here they were, conspiring together.
I let out a bitter laugh. No wonder, no wonder he always badmouthed Bianca in front of me.
Turns out, he wanted her for himself too.
Had I known it would lead to all this, I would never have helped Landon back then.
Everyone present was stunned into silence by his speech.
He wasn’t entirely wrong.
He had the company now, the money, the power.
Even if he used deceit to get it, no one could touch him.
Just look at the shareholders he had bought; the answer was clear.
People’s hearts couldn’t withstand temptation.
“What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?”
“I advise you all: be smart, know which way the wind is blowing. Break ties with Corbin and join me.”
“If you refuse, I’ll make sure you’re completely ruined.”
Landon’s voice chilled, his eyes fixed coldly on the shareholders who had spoken on my behalf.
Two of them were wavering, torn by the lure of power and influence.
“President Sinclair, I’m sorry.”