How could someone as capable as River not make it?

He had to be lying. There's no way he was telling the truth.

"That Maybach up ahead belongs to River, right? I remember his license plate," Romina said.

She remembered it clearly-and Maddox did too.

Truth be told, most of the business elites in Eaglioncile could recognize River's license plate. His talent had made him a standout. When he led Yantail out of crisis and into the ranks of major corporations, he caught everyone's attention. Romina wasn't the only one who had targeted Yantail. Others had made moves behind the scenes, but Romina—and the Lafond Group behind her had always been open about their competition. They never played dirty.

Compared to his other rivals, River actually respected Romina. At least she was straightforward—no sneaky tricks behind his back.

here pretty

smiled. "Romina, you may not want to hear this, but I've got to say it—my aunt asked me to remind

"I'll try. But it's not just up to me. He's got to be willing to keep his distance too. Maddox, you don't know how shameless that guy is. Even if

to treat him

up in front of everyone-maybe even in front of her grandfather-and twist it into something ridiculous. Say

chuckled. "You two really go at

used to. I watched a fierce competitor rise. I had a chance to stop him, but I didn't. Now he's thriving." Romina sighed. "I'm almost thirty.

I think you respect him. If he weren't

dare say was that he also kind of wanted to

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