Three days later, Shadowglint brought news—Richard Lewis and his wife had handed the company over to a professional manager and vanished overseas.
When Maria told her younger brother Daniel, she sighed, frustrated. “Guess we spooked them too soon.”
“Not your fault. The moment I debuted, it was only a matter of time before they figured out we were back in North City.” Daniel’s voice dripped with resentment. “They're like squids, always slipping away.”
“I found something else,” Maria continued with a frown. “Three days after they left, they transferred the whole company to Lily Summer for a price way below market—like five or six times lower.”
“The company wasn’t doing bad at all; profits were climbing. If they wanted to cash out, they could’ve sold it to someone who actually o
