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    “Exactly,” Baker nodded grimly, worry etched into his features. “You know how these things work—when Mr. rk issues an order, it besw. No one dares defy him unless he publicly lifts the ban. This is catastrophic for mypany. Even the long-standing business partners have severed ties. The business is barely surviving, teetering on the edge of copse. If I don’t find a solution soon, the Wright Group will go bankrupt.”


    He wasn’t exaggerating.


    Everyone knew: crossing Lucas meant courting ruin.


    Now, Car was Baker’s final lifeline. He truly had no one else to turn to.


    Car studied him for a long moment, her brows drawing together slightly. “I have to admit, I’m curious… What exactly did you do to provoke Lucas to such extremes? He has gone scorched-earth on you this time. It’s unprecedented.”


    In the past, Lucas had targeted the Wright Group before, but his attacks were measured—blocking loans, sabotaging deals… He had always left them a thread of survival.


    But this time, things were different.


    Car couldn’t make sense of it.


    Baker’s expression stiffened, a sh of shame crossing his face.


    He faltered, not wanting to tell her what he had done.


    Seeing his hesitation, Car gave a cold, mockingugh. “You want my help but won’t even tell me the truth?”


    Baker pressed his lips together before saying, “If I tell you, you will help me, right?”


    Car arched an eyebrow. “Are you trying to bargain with me now?”


    Baker stumbled over his words. Just as he was about to continue, Car cut him off sharply.


    “Forget it. I’m not interested in your affairs anymore.”


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    Panic shed across Baker’s face. “I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you everything!” he quickly said.


    In a few strained sentences, he exined the situation to Car.


    “What?” Car’s face instantly drained of color, then darkened with disbelief and outrage.


    She stared at Baker. “You monsters! How could you have done something like that? Belinda is your own flesh and blood! And you… You injected her with hormones to make her fat and ugly when she was a child? Parents like you and Holley don’t deserve to exist! Even beasts protect their young; you’re worse than animals!”


    Car jabbed her finger at Baker usingly, her whole body shaking with rage.


    Her chest heaved as if a firestorm was tearing through her heart.


    She could barely breathe through the sheer intensity of her fury. She didn’t know why she was so angry; perhaps because she also had a daughter.


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