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Chapter 418
Chapter 418:
June was kneeling on the floor, feeding a fresh piece of organic kale to Snowball — the pure white Angora rabbit Easton had given her.
Her hand paused.
She stood up and wiped her fingers on a napkin, her face perfectly calm.
“Strictly speaking,” June said, her voice flat, “he didn’t buy it. Eleanor forced him to. It was a power play — which reminds me of an even bigger battle over the Hamptons estate p>
Sloane’s gossip radar flared instantly to life. She sat up straight, pulling her legs underneath her.
𝘙𝖾a𝘥 f𝗋𝘰𝗺 𝘺𝗈u𝗿 ph𝘰𝗻е оn
“Forced him?” Sloane gasped. “Wait — he fought his own grandmother over you? That’s a major power shift. Spill. Now. The details could be very valuable p>
June walked into the open kitchen to pour two glasses of sparkling water. She took a moment, deciding how much to share. With Sloane, she found, the truth was something of a relief.
She kept her voice completely level, stripping away the violence and the threats, presenting only the cold, hard facts of the real estate war over The Crown of Poseidon.
“Eleanor wanted to use her private trust to buy the Hamptons house for me as compensation,” June explained, handing Sloane a glass. “But Cole used his CEO priority review clause to forcibly intercept the transaction p>
Sloane’s jaw dropped. She nearly choked on her water.
“Is he insane?” Sloane demanded. “He openly declared war on his own grandmother just to stop you from getting a house p>
June let out a short, dry laugh.
“To him, it wasn’t a house,” she said, her eyes darkening slightly. “It was a trophy. His way of maintaining ownership. He cannot physically tolerate anything escaping his control. Especially me p>
A cold chill ran down Sloane’s arms. She was only now beginning to understand the full depth of Cole’s sickness.
“So what happened?” she pressed.
“Eleanor called an emergency board meeting,” June said, taking a sip of water. “She officially stripped him of that specific executive privilege. Then she bought the house back from his holding company for double the price and transferred the deed directly into my offshore trust p>
Sloane stared at her for three full seconds.
Then she threw her head back and let out a booming laugh.
“Oh my god!” Sloane shrieked, slapping the sofa cushion. “Cole didn’t just fail to stop you — he literally had to sit there and watch his own family’s money pass through his hands and become your private property p>
June nodded. A small, genuine smile finally broke through her calm.
Sloane was laughing so hard that tears gathered in the corners of her eyes.
“That is the greatest Wall Street story I have heard all year,” she gasped, wiping her face. “Cole Compton, the ultimate control freak, getting completely outmaneuvered by his own grandmother p>
The heavy shadow that usually accompanied any mention of Cole evaporated entirely from the room. They shared a look of pure, unguarded victory.
Sloane leaned forward, eyes gleaming with a new and very deliberate light.
“So,” she whispered. “That massive Hamptons estate is entirely yours? No prenup strings attached p>
“Yes,” June confirmed. “It is my absolute safe house p>