bZachary /barrived early at the agreed meeting ce, waiting patiently. The other one slouched in with unhurried steps, exuding aid back ekra entered the private room.

    b“/bMr. Stone, what brings you back from abroad so suddenly? Such big news, and I waspletely in the dark.” The guy sat across from Zachary with sa smirk. “If I’d known, I would’ve thrown you a grand wee party.”

    “Aaron, since when did you develop a taste for such meaningless gestures?”

    Aaronzily propped his head on his hand and teased, “All these years, and you’re still the same old you.”

    Zachary snorted derisively.

    Back then, Zachary and Aaron were inseparable friends. Zachary used to help Aaron stand against Yosef. However, after that incident, Zachary was sent abroad, and the two of them gradually lost touch. Though many years had passed, their old friendship remained.

    Aaron idly twirled the cup in front of him, azy grin on his face. “The Stone family’s had quite a lot on its tetely. Want me to step in and help outb? /b

    “Do you really think I called you here today just for a drink?”

    “Just tell me straight how you want my help. You know I can’t stand all that beating around the bush.”

    Zachary cut to the chase. “Let’s team up to take down the Campbell and Lambert families. You get the Campbells‘ asset, and we’ll split the Lambertsb* /bassets sixty–forty in your favor. But I have one more condition. Ms. Lambert must be mine.”

    “Which Ms. Lambert do you mean?” Aaron asked, knowing there were two youngdies who held that title in the Lambert family.

    One was the adopted daughter raised by the Lambert family since childhood. More people knew about her.

    The other kept a low profile. The biological daughter of the Lambert family, who was only recently acknowledged. Few knew of her, yet she was the true heiress of the Lambert family.

    “I’m talking about the biological daughter the Lamberts just acknowledged–Skr.”

    Aaron, who had been loungingzily just a moment ago, suddenly straightened up, his expression turned serious. He looked up and asked, “You want Skr? You’ve got some nerve,” he scoffed. “Skr is the true heiress of the Lambert family, and she’s Yosef’s sweetheart. If you think you can win her over, good luck. It’s not going to be easy.”

    “That’s exactly why I want to team up with you to take down both the Lambert family and Yosef.”

    The Stone family had nothing left. And Zachary thought he could team up? What a joke!

    Aaron wasn’t stupid. He was shrewd. “But you’ve got nothing to offer right now. What exactly are you bringing to this partnership? Though we’re on good terms, let’s get the numbers straight.”

    “Eighty percent for me, twenty percent for you. And Skr, she’s yours.”

    Zachary narrowed his eyes. “Only giving me twenty percent? Aaron’s downright greedy. Right now, I have no choice but to agree.” Zachary thought.

    “For now, it’s just a verbal agreement anyway,” she thought. “When ites time to actually split things up, Aaron won’t be the one calling bthe /bshots.”

    “Fine, I ept,” Zachary said through gritted teeth.

    Aaron studied his face for a long moment, then let out a derisive chuckle. “So you’d really choose beauty over the kingdom, huh?” There was a hint of probing in his words.

    “No one ever thinks they have too much money, and who would turn down more?” Aaron thought skeptically. “How could he possibly settle ifor /ijust

    Chapter b300 /b

    btwenty /bbpercent/bb? /bThere’s bno /bbway /bbZachary /bwould make sreli a big sacrifice just bfor /bba /bbwoman/b, that bwoman /bbelongs to your), AN CARLOS E bher /bbeforeb, /bbthis /bbsudden /bInterest hardly seems genuine. He probably just wants bSkr /bback so bhe /bcan bkeep /bbtormenting /bbher /bif that’s th 19. bZachary’s /bbwords /bare even less trustworthy

    AD