As soon as Keira said this, Erin and Jenkins exchanged a look, then both shook their heads.

Keira frowned. "What's the problem?"

Erin shrugged. "Ever since we left the South family, we've only kept in touch in our group chat. We haven't met in person for years!"

She looked over at Jenkins. "You too? Haven't seen her?"

Jenkins nodded.

Erin scoffed, "So, you didn't even see her in person, and just one phone call had you running scared?"

"What would you

for a moment, her silence enough to tell Keira that she would've run,

not by myself but with a team that just kept expanding. The bigger it got, the

understanding. She'd lived through that

Olsen money. From then on, she'd been on her own. She started with a summer job at that diner. It was rough, but she was smart and a fast learner. She watched the chef work and could replicate a dish after just one

giving her more time to work. High school and college weren't free, and she needed funds just to stay in school and cover living expenses. A year of hard work later, she'd saved about ten thousand dollars—a safety net she intended to use to support herself through school. But academics came easily to her. While others struggled, she found

were looking up, the diner's owner announced he was leaving Oceanion and selling the business. Keira's heart went out to the staff who had been like family to her. And so, she spent every penny she

that helped those at the bottom of the ladder. Each new business met a basic need for everyday people, and it gave her

she built, growing into the massive N Group, which brought in millions every year. But no matter how big she got, she kept that first diner open, providing jobs for the people

that became too big to fully control. So when Clownfish threatened to

from her own life was unthinkable. But she'd done it for her employees' safety,

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