Chapter 1780

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“Dane mentioned it,” Claire answered, effortlessly throwing her fiancé under the bus. “He said Logan Hayes from Starlight Jewelry is desperately trying to reach you.”

“Aren’t you two having dinner tomorrow?”

Dewitt wasn’t surprised Dane had the intel.

“Yeah. Do you want to join us?”

Dewitt fully supported his cousin stepping into the corporate arena.

The James Family empire would eventually be hers, and it was better she learn the cutthroat realities now rather than drowning in them later.

Pandora was the current Clan Leader, steering the massive family syndicate.

The next in line was Claire.

By officially naming her the Clan Successor, Pandora had already chosen her heir. Otherwise, the mantle would have passed to her father, Agassi, instead of her. Because of this, her uncles and cousins treated her with absolute deference.

Claire quickly shut it down. “I’ll pass. Let Dane handle it.”

“I’m drowning in coursework, and my trip abroad put me severely behind on my assignments.”

Claire was genuinely swamped. The university gave her a massive amount of leeway, but she refused to exploit it.

She fully intended to catch up on her missed work.

“Alright, focus on your studies.”

Dewitt couldn’t fault her academic drive, even with a billion-dollar empire waiting for her.

He wanted her to enjoy her freedom while she was young.

Once Pandora passed the torch, Claire’s life would be consumed by the syndicate.

Fortunately, her uncle was still active, and the older generation was there to shield her from the brunt of the pressure for now.

“Dewitt, did we cause you any blowback in The Zen Marches?”

Claire recalled the incident with Gloria Luvell.

Gloria had been a dangerous information broker, and she had likely sold off plenty of mining secrets.

She was incredibly cunning, playing

all sides while posing as a less

cafeteria worker running a

sprawling network

She exploited every resource available to her.

Someone like that was a massive threat.

“Not at all. I should be thanking you for flushing out a rat.”

“Gloria was an exceptional liar. If hadn’t had Jayden handle her quietly, she would have

compromised a lot more

ovel

operations

Gloria’s motivation had been her child.

She wanted to provide a better life, so she traded in dangerous secrets.

In that regard, she was strikingly similar to Flora Marigold.

But unlike Gloria, Flora had lines she wouldn’t cross; she would never sell out her country.

Claire later realized Flora had deliberately handed Silas Carl and Grant Brooks over to them.

Flora had easily guessed their true mission.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been so many coincidences.

Flora just hadn’t expected the rescue team to consist of an old woman and a young

girl.

When it came down to it, Flora was far more reliable than someone like Gloria.

Gloria had already been deported back to Solenia.

Flora, on the other hand, dealt heavily with Solenia, playing both sides perfectly so that neither dared touch her.

Her black-market empire was thriving.

Hearing of the informant’s arrest, Flora was likely patting herself on the back for her choices.

“As long

Sf mines didn’t take a

hit,” Claire said, knowing it was sheer luck they had stumbled onto Gloria’s secret. FindNovel.net

Even without her, Dewitt would have eventually sniffed out the mole.

You didn’t underestimate a man personally forged by Pandora.

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