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?"

held her gaze. "What

her silence enough to tell Keira

A, not by myself but with a team that just kept expanding. The

nodded in understanding. She'd lived

nothing, though her own journey had started much earlier. The first job she held was in a diner, waiting tables, back in middle school. When she left the Olsen family, Mrs. Olsen had given her some money to get by, but it was immediately taken by Poppy, who declared Keira unworthy of spending Olsen money. From then on, she'd

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 that studying took hardly any time, leaving her more hours to work. As a result, her

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

industries, starting a courier company, then a property management business—ventures that helped those at the bottom of the ladder.

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 who needed

same dilemma—growing a business that became too big to fully control. So when Clownfish

But she'd done it for her employees' safety, and that told Keira something about her character. It was this integrity that made Keira

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