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It was a brilliant move–leveraging public sentiment to pressure Mr. Holt into acceptance. He’d achieved multiple goals:
He’d crushed my father’s hopes, severed Nick’s pathway to advancement, and driven a wedge between Nick and Mr. Holt.
“Chosen one?” Just a well–staged PR move.
Mr. Holt wouldn’t suspect Julian, who led a secluded life. He’d assume it was Nick’s doing. As for Nick, he’d be too busy basking in his “good fortune” to realize what had happened.
“How’d I do?” Julian messaged me.
“Impressive,” I replied.
“That’s all?” h
he prompted.
I smiled, sending him a Nautilus watch. A fair trade, as well as a perfect match for his style. “Julian, why not go for a sweeping victory?”
“Are you sure, Mila?”
“Of course.“”
With this new life, every move I made would be with complete confidence.
