To Turn the Tables


    Given her clear purpose for meeting me, why couldn’t I turn the tables and gather some clues myself?


    I nodded calmly. “Ms. Ste, your mind is truly impressive.”


    “Oh, it’s nothing. After all, no one can break through his walls. No one at all,” she said. She looked at


    me with a malicious glint, suggesting that I was the “no one” she referred to


    After all, on his birthday night, As exploded in rage. I believed Ste knew what had happened


    “As knows what he wants. His father, Louis, built the empire” Ste’s tone was confident. I knew she


    had an influence on the Pierce family


    *So, the Pierce family has its ownpany?” I was intrigued. A conglomerate asrge as ATL Empire


    couldn’t have sprung from nothing.


    “Our grandfather ran the Pierce family’spany until he turned sixty Then Uncle Louis took over. Hel


    transformed it significantly within a few years.


    She paused “Later, for some reason, Uncle handed the business to my mother and started the ATL


    Empire himself. Do you know why it’s called ATL Empire it’s quite a mouthful


    Ste looked at me, and I feigned a casual interest


    “As, Tammy, Louis,” she said with augh. So, the name came from abination of As and his


    parents.


    Ste continued, “Uncle Lours wanted his own domain, a world based on his small family. But who


    could’ve guessed he’d meet such an untimely end?”


    I started to see Ste differently, seeing a sinister side beneath her refined exterior


    However, I focused on a key point–that Louis handed thepany to Celine for some reason. There


    had


    to be an exnation for this


    “Mrs. Celine must’ve been impressive to take over the family business. Usually, such legacies go to


    sons,”


    I remarked.


    “Mom is strong–willed and doesn’t yield to men. Of course, she wasn’t satisfied with how things were


    with the family business. She had her own ideas!” Ste’s responsecked caution


    So, after Mr. Louis passed away, Mrs Celine took over ATL Empire?” I asked casually. “Didn’t she


    already


    have control of the originalpany?”


    “Ah.. there were only two siblings in the Pierce family, so naturally she’d take over. She merged the


    familypany with ATL Empire. Quite the force to be reckoned with!” Ste’s eyes gleamed with


    admiration.


    I understood there must have been a calcted motive behind Celine’s forcefulness.


    “What a pity that they met such a tragedy!” I sighed.


    “Everyone has their fate,” Ste said calmly.


    “What about your father?” I nudged her.


    Ste seemed rather indifferent to her biological parents‘ deaths. She lowered her gaze and said, “It’s


    been too long. I was young, so it all feels a bit…distant.”


    Distant! How could one’s parents feel distant?


    Her actions and words made her seem somewhat unfeeling towards the deaths of her biological


    parents.


    “So that’s why you said you’d give ATL Empire to Mr. As. ording to what you’ve told me, the ATL


    Empire originally belonged to Mr. As, so returning it to him would be the right thing to do,” I pointed


    out.


    Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    I was sure she’d never say such a thing in front of Celine. As expected, she looked flustered.


    “My mother did want to give it to As, but she was cautious since it represents two generations‘


    efforts. She couldn’t give it away to just anyone. That was her bottom line. If As resists, someone


    might end up like Annalise.”


    *What do you mean?”