My father glanced at me. "She plotted against Atlas's grandmother, and she saw Louis as a thorn in her side just after entering the Pierce family. Louis didn't care about the Pierce family's business originally, but he reluctantly took over the Pierce Corporation to provide cover for his mineral exploration."
"I see."
I sighed and poured a glass of warm water, handing it to my father. I noticed his lips were dry again.
He took a sip before continuing. "He personally straightened out the Pierce family and put them on a legitimate track. His own company had already been established after he graduated, and it was doing quite well when he took over Pierce Corporation."
"Could Clark have leaked the news? Was he the trigger?" I questioned skeptically.
My father thought about my question for a moment, then shook his head. "No."
He was surprisingly sure that it wasn’t Clark.
He then gave his reason. "He joined the company at least three years after that.”
"Are you saying someone else k
