Chapter 21 Tread Carefully, Step by Step

Amanda stood where she was, lost in thought. Delphine wanted to see her—at eleven o’clock at night, no less?

What kind of matter required a meeting at that hour?

She analyzed the current situation: Delphine had been sent to the back courtyard, and the old master had taken the opportunity of the Mark incident to give her a warning.

Everyone living in this grand villa had their own hidden agendas. The old master stayed behind the scenes, watching like an audience at a play. Who was good and who was bad—he saw it all with piercing clarity.

Benjamin lay unconscious. There was no way the old master would let someone like Barry—gloomy, power-hungry—take over the management of Benjamin’s company.

Although all belonged under the Schmidt Group, Benjamin’s corporation operated independently, separate from the family’s assets.

And Barry had long been eyeing it greedily. He was a man known for his patience.

Amanda’s sudden appearance had disrupted his plans—naturally, he wouldn’t let her off easi