Chapter 250

Leander Steele waited for Vanessa Brooks to give her answer. “Nessa, what’s your move? If you’re ready to take him down now, we can. We’ve got the video of him committing murder—hand that in, and he’s done. No way he’s ever walking free again. He’ll rot in prison for the rest of his life.” “But,” he added with a faint smile, “don’t you think that’s a little too quick? Too clean? It’d be over just like that. You wouldn’t feel satisfied. And Victor Carlton wouldn’t suffer nearly enough. But if we chip away at his empire bit by bit, make him watch everything he built fall apart... now that’s real payback.” Vanessa lifted her gaze to him. What set Leander apart from Victor was that he played fair—even when he went after someone, he made sure they lost fair and square. That kind of integrity made her proud to stand beside him. “Yeah, you took the words right out of my mouth,” Vanessa said, her eyes flashing. “Throwing him behind bars already? That’s boring. We've got the evidence—he’s not g