Edward went still.Silas adjusted one of the buttons on Edward’s coat as though they were old friends preparing for dinner.“I gave you the people who helped build Meridian. I gave you the information that allowed you to weaken Kennedy. I protected you from consequences you were too arrogant to see coming.”Edward’s jaw tightened. “I did not ask you to protect me.”“You would have lost everything twenty seven years ago without me.”“I built Vale Group.”“With doors I opened.” Silas stepped away. “If you follow my instructions, you may still recover enough to leave your children something other than disgrace. If you deceive me, I will know.”His gaze moved towards the room where the doctor worked on Darius. “And when I know, no one will arrive in time to save you.”For the first time since meeting Silas, Edward did not see him as a possible business partner. He saw him as a man who had ordered someone killed without hesitation, a man who spoke about Sean’s interference as though Sean h
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