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    That was, of course, exactly what Elliana wanted. The Campbells had acted with cruelty, hiding behind power and wealth. She didn’t n to fight them directly—not yet—but she wasn’t about to let them walk away untouched. If she had to retreat, she’d do it with a sting they wouldn’t forget.

    Trinity leaned in close and tugged at Wanda’s sleeve, her voice a sharp whisperced with frustration. “Why are we even talking to this bitch?” she muttered under her breath. “We should just get rid of her quietly. Tie her up and dump her in the ocean. So much easier.”

    Trinity kept her tone low, convinced that Elliana couldn’t possibly hear her. But she was mistaken.

    Elliana had not earned her reputation as the Death Thorn of Delta for nothing. Her instincts were sharp, her senses sharper still. She had trained herself to pick up even the faintest whisper in a storm of silence. And now, she heard every poisonous word with perfect rity. A soft, dryugh escaped her lips, cold and amused. What a vicious little thing Trinity was.

    Wanda clenched her jaw, frustration shing in her eyes as she leaned in closer to Trinity and hissed through her teeth, “I have two billion already. I’ll squeeze…

    Another two from Eva. You call our parents and tell them toe up with the remaining one billion. I don’t care how.”

    Trinity looked at her as if she’d gone mad. “You can’t be serious. You’re actually going to hand over five billion to that bitch?”

    “Just shut up and do it,” Wanda snapped, her voice razor-sharp. “I don’t need your approval. But if you don’t get that money, tell the Craig family to forget about me. And you?”

    Her re sharpened. “Don’t expect a single favor from me again. Ever.”

    Trinity was terrified of Wanda and didn’t dare voice any objections. Grabbing her phone, she rushed outside the house to call Norwood and Joslyn.

    A cold re from Wanda burned into Elliana, as if she wished she could rip Elliana to shreds. Still, she had to say yes to Elliana’s request. “I’ll offer you five billion, but you must vanish without a trace by morning.”

    Elliana kept herposure. “Deal,” she replied.

    Hatred shed in Wanda’s eyes, but she said nothing else. Phone in hand, she turned and left the house to make a call of her own.

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    Trinity dialed the Craig family, while Wanda contacted Eva. Wanda made sure not to breathe a word about handing over five billion to Elliana, worried Eva wouldsh out at her for failing to intimidate someone she considered beneath notice.

    Thinking fast, Wanda spun a believable story. “Mom, I want tounch a medical project with a friend, but we’re still short two billion dors. Could you help with the funding?”

    Such a huge sum gave Eva pause. She didn’t agree right away. Instead, she pressed for more information. “Wanda, you’ve just returned to Ublento and barely settled in. Why are you suddenly starting such a major venture? Who is this friend, and can they be trusted?”

    Though Arthur had decided to relocate to Ublento and had already arranged a residence, he hadn’t arrived yet. Eva, who always considered Arthur her world, was still overseas with him, leaving Wanda as the sole one who had arrived in Ublento, currently living in the Craig family residence.

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