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?"

her gaze. "What would you have

for a moment, her silence enough to tell Keira

but with a team that just kept expanding. The bigger it got, the more I couldn't

understanding. She'd lived through that

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 an entire shift, perfectly following the

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 savings

things were looking up, the diner's owner announced he was leaving Oceanion and selling the business. Keira's heart went out

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

brought in millions every year. But no matter how

Country A, she must have faced the same dilemma—growing a business that became too big to fully control. So when Clownfish threatened to blow up her company if she didn't leave, she hadn't had

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

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