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 would

for a moment, her silence enough

an empire in Country A, not by myself but with a team that just kept expanding. The

She'd lived through that

first company from 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

about ten thousand dollars—a safety net she intended to use to support herself through school. But academics came easily to her. While

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.

work paid off, and over time, the business grew. She eventually expanded into other service industries, starting a courier company, then a property management business—ventures that helped those at the bottom of the ladder. Each

brought in millions every year. But no matter how big she got,

at Jenkins. In Country A, she must have faced the same dilemma—growing a business that became too big to fully control.

unthinkable. But she'd done it for her employees' safety, and that told

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