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 have

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

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

understanding. She'd

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

out of the dorms, 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

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

service industries, starting a 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 it gave her

into the massive N Group, which brought in millions every year. But no matter how

that became too big to fully control. So when Clownfish threatened to blow up her company if she

But she'd done it for her employees' safety, and

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