Chapter 796
With Gabriel’s departure, Mira and her team emerged as the absolute victors of the night.
Meanwhile, everything Jude and Lawrence had painstakingly built over the past few weeks had been reduced to a pathetic joke.
“I never realized Owen’s backing was so terrifyingly solid p>
Hank murmured.
“It’s mainly because we were on the right side of the law p>
Otherwise, no amount of connections would have brought a man like that through the doors.
“Did you reach out to Gabriel p>
Mira asked Owen.
“Dominic made the call p>
By now, the executives who had previously shunned them were practically tripping over themselves to rush back to Mira’s side, desperate to salvage their relationships and pitch collaborations.
Since the foreign heir’s entire political safety net had just been dragged out by
federal agents and his grand monopoly was dead in the water, what was the point of licking his boots?
For all they knew, Jude’s firm would be packing up and fleeing the country by morning.
“Owen is in a league of his own. Lawrence was never even a threat p>
“Did anyone actually think the former shadow king of Aethelgard would go down that easily p>
“That foreign brat really thought we were easy targets. He just got slapped back to reality p>
The whispers of the crowd had violently shifted in Mira’s favor.
The once impenetrable mob surrounding Jude and Lawrence had evaporated, leaving them completely isolated in a desolate corner.
Jude looked absolutely nauseated, as if he had swallowed a mouthful of glass. The humiliation burned through his veins.
This was the first time in his life he had been publicly annihilated, and it happened in a market he had entirely underestimated.
He shot a venomous glare at Lawrence. “I thought you said that man was untouchable. He barely opened his mouth before he was dragged away like a criminal p>
“How the hell was I supposed to know Gabriel would show up p>
Lawrence was just as furious, his voice trembling with a mix of rage and terror.
He sounded like he was on the verge of breaking down. “Gabriel never makes public appearances! He’s never intervened personally like this before p>
With this massive political card completely torched, he didn’t even want to imagine how his grandfather would punish him.
But the ones caught in the worst position were the corporate bosses who had sold out to Jude.
They couldn’t go crawling back to Mira; they had already accepted Lawrence’s bribes and spectacularly burned that bridge.
But if they stayed chained to Jude’s sinking ship, they were guaranteed to drown.
“Hey, didn’t you mention earlier that Charles was about to inject a massive amount of capital p>
“Right! Jude, could you direct those funds into our accounts “Charles, let’s fast-track that partnership, alright p>
Meanwhile, watching their crowd rapidly thin out, Seraphina and the others instantly dropped their arrogant facades. They forced polite, desperate smiles, trying to keep
whoever was left engaged to maintain whatever shred of dignity they still had.
When no one was looking, they shot venomous glares in Mira’s direction.
Gwen, entirely shameless, actually grabbed Sebastian’s arm and dragged him straight toward Mira.
“Mira p>
Mira was mid-conversation with an executive and was slightly caught off guard by the shrill voice. Turning
around, she
realized it was Gwen.
“What are you doing here now p>
Mira asked, raising an eyebrow.
“You need to introduce that gentleman from earlier to Sera and Lawrence.
We’re all family at the end of the day. Blood is thicker than water; outsiders could
never compare to your own flesh and blood p>
“That gentleman? You mean Gabriel Harrington p>
She had to be out of her goddamn mind.
Did Gwen still not comprehend the absolute reality of the situation?
Mira and Lawrence were in a stat
of total, scorched-earth warfare.
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Why in the world would she hand
over a federal heavyweight
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connection to her enemies?
She would have to be completely insane.
“Yes! So what if they had a little disagreement?
Gabriel and Lionel are colleagues. If they can just shake hands and make peace,
everything can go back to normal p>
A little disagreement? The man had committed a massive federal violation.
There was no way Gwen was actually this oblivious.
It suddenly clicked for Mira. Gwen was playing dumb, shamelessly testing the limits
of her boundaries to see what she could get away with.