Chapter 261

Before Leander helped Karina, he’d already done his homework—she was a straight-A student back in school, definitely a talented one. Back then, he wasn’t as powerful as he is now, so he wasn’t about to throw favors around. Talent had to be useful to him before he’d even consider lending a hand. Karina said yes, and that kicked off ten years of hard work at his side. And to be fair, she really pulled her weight. A lot of the overseas operations were built up by her, and she’d always had Leander’s trust. That’s why when Vanessa first raised doubts about Karina, Leander initially brushed it off. He didn’t want to believe it. But the facts were staring him in the face—Karina had betrayed him. He couldn’t even figure out when he’d given her the wrong idea—that if she stayed close enough, one day she’d be walking next to him as an equal. She was valuable, yes. But once betrayed, forever off the table—that was Leander’s rule. So yeah, she had to go. "Karina, you can’t have it all. The more yo