The day after the banquet, chaos erupted within the Reed family.
Because the Wood family had publicly announced their alliance with the Stone family, several major investors who had planned to back Reed Group withdrew overnight.
The market reacted immediately. Reed Group's stock hit the daily limit down as soon as trading opened, wiping out billions in market value.
Steven's father suffered a heart attack after hearing the news and was rushed into the ICU.
But for me... That was only the beginning.
I sat in Lance's office, flipping through a stack of documents.
"What are you planning to do with the Reed family's land in South City?" I asked.
Lance leaned back in his chair, lazily twirling a fountain pen between his fingers.
"Take it."
I didn't even look up.
"That's their only cha
