Chapter 24

Stanley's grip tightened around his phone until it nearly cracked. He forced himself to take deep breaths just to stay calm. "Wait for me. I'm on my way." He made it to the office in record time, only to find Nadia lounging in his chair, spinning around like she didn't have a care in the world. "So, are you satisfied with this outcome? I told you to leave Rebecca alone." At that moment, Stanley finally realized Nadia was behind all of this. He let out a bitter laugh and spat through gritted teeth, "I really underestimated you. You've got some skills, I'll give you that. But my family empire isn't that easy to bring down. You think a few petty tricks are enough to bring us down? Aren't you afraid I'll have you arrested?" She smiled, just as gently as always, looking so much like Mia. But every word that followed was laced with venom. "You'd never go through with it. You don't have it in you. If Mia were rotting in a holding cell, starving, getting pushed around—there's no way you