The Girlboss Begs For Remarriage

"What?"

Kilian scowled in annoyance right then. "I informed you beforehand and even pulled strings so that Zamri City Hall covered it up as a highway project, and you still haven't acquired that plot of land?"

Killian's accusation left Troy sweating buckets, and he pursed his lips awkwardly. "It's not like we're refusing, Mr. Lionheart, but Lanecorp just isn't giving up that land lot. Everyone we sent was turned down, not to mention that Zamri is a mess at the moment."

"Really? You can't deal with some company? And what mess are you talking about?" Kilian asked, but he was convinced Troy was deliberately stalling to get more goodies from the Lionhearts.

"Well, sir, Lanecorp has recently seen progress," Troy replied. "They are gaining ground across various fields in Zamri. In contrast, Zomber Group, formerly one of the city's Three Bears, is declining. Their two leaders died under mysterious circumstances, and the company is now acquired by Lanecorp as a subsidiary."

Seeing the look of impatience on Kilian's face, Troy quickly added, "And the Blood Wolves, Zamri's biggest gang, was also taken over by the Blue Fangs... But they don't seem to go by that name now, as they are now Lanecorp's health and security department."

Chuckling bitterly at that, Troy sighed. "I mean, what health and security department would number over a thousand strong?"

turned somber-it seemed that Troy was not

that could match Bearson United in such a short time, it was not

on in Lanecorp? Have you found out?" Kilian asked

have." Troy nodded. "They have a new board chairwoman named Helen Lane. She's the head of an important family in Riverton and curiously, she's quite beautiful. She's also the one who played a key part in Lanecorp's resurgence, but we also found out that

human and no

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take and frowned in thought. "Something's not right. Someone has to be supporting her-she wouldn't be able to get far otherwise, let alone convince Zomber Group's board to give up their shares. Also, unifying the city's underbelly under her company's health and

up right then. "That's it! Find out