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

quiet for a moment, her silence enough to tell Keira

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

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 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 demonstration. Soon enough, she'd step in when the chef was sick, cooking for

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

announced he was leaving Oceanion and selling the business. Keira's heart went out to

courier company, then a property management business—ventures that helped those at the bottom of the ladder. Each new business met a basic need for everyday people, and

the empire she built, growing into the massive N Group, which brought in millions every year. But no matter how big she got,

Country A, she must have faced the same dilemma—growing a business that became too big

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

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