Winston's voice boomed through the hall. "Even if you lack business acumen, Mr. Schmidt, a little observation goes a long way at your age. Can't you tell my daughter and Mr. Jasper are ride-or-die with Landon?" Jameson was caught off guard by the unexpected turn of events. He remained silent, his face pale with embarrassment.

Winston's recovery and return from overseas to stand by the Harper family spoke volumes. No one would dare to look down on Landon anymore.

“Let's go, Jimmy," Victor said tersely, realizing it wasn't wise to prolong the confrontation with his former ally. With a darkened expression, he strode out of the hall.

Jameson adjusted his glasses and trailed after Victor.

As they departed, Winston called out without looking back, his voice carrying a tone of admonishment. "Even if you wished to appear sincere, you should have ensured you did it properly and spared yourself the embarrassment. Instead, you chose to create a scene at someone else's funeral, deceiving everyone with your falsehoods. Who will want to befriend you or do business with you after this?"

eye for an eye,

and Jameson returned to the car in silence, their efforts at the funeral having come to naught. Once inside, Victor unleashed his frustration on

so ill-tempered! Cornelius is dead, for heaven's sake. What was the point of saying those things? Look at what you've done. You've invited trouble

had listened to me and stayed away, we wouldn't have faced humiliation at Winston's hands. From where I'm standing, you're the one who brought this upon us. If I hadn't intervened,

could you be so

meeting Jameson's cold gaze with his own. He managed to quell his outburst,

this would be happening! The Schmidt Group has now outshined the Beckett Group. If you had become Winston's son-in-law, we might have even acquired the Harper Group.

though having different personalities, shared a talent for

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