This area was called Deco Industrial Park.


    Inside the president’s office within one of the buildings in the area was a short-haired woman wearing


    sses. She stared dazedly at an email disyed on herputer screen.


    The email contained details of Innovate Collective being acquired by Baroque Group.


    “Wasn’t Innovate Collective acquired by the richest man in Jonford President Davis? Why does the


    email say it’s been acquired by Baroque?” the secretary standing beside her frowned as she spoke.


    “What if Walter was acquiring thepany on behalf of Baroque ?”/


    Xena murmured, a dazed look appearing in her eyes.


    “In that case… should we continue trying to restrict Baroque’s growth?”


    “Baroque is trying to dominate the market for chip production in bot Jonford and Sagen. That would


    amount to nearly billions in orders doubt that even Walter Watson would have that sort of power!” Xen


    said as she narrowed her eyes.


    “So, you mean… there’s someone even more powerful than Walter supporting Hera from behind the


    scenes?” the secretary asked as her eyes widened in disbelief.


    “That’s right!”


    Xena nodded. “Walter might be able to call the shots in Jonford, but his power has not extended over to


    Sagen yet. However, this person who is supporting Hera is so powerful that he’s able to influence the


    richest men in both Sagen and Jonford!”


    Upon finishing her sentence, Xena took her phone out and dialed a number.


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    “Hey, Xena… What made you think of calling me?”


    A man’s jovial voice rang out from the other end of the line.


    Xena asked in a gentle voice, “Has Hera gotten married?”


    “Yes, she has. I think she got married around two months ago!”


    Is her husband one of our ssmates?” Xena asked.


    “No, but he’s a very influential man, Do you know what her husband gave her as a birthday present


    when she was having a birthday meal at the Chateau Hotel?”


    “What?”


    “A 7nm chip photolithography machine!”


    “Woah… Who’s her boyfriend? He sounds so influential.”


    “That’s not even all of it. Do you know who attended her birthday party?”


    “Stop keeping me in suspense!”


    “It was none other than Sienna Lowe, the current hottest. star on the scene. In fact, she came dressed


    in a maid’s uniform to pour us wine!”


    “Gosh…”


    Xena drew in a sharp intake of breath.


    She had guessed that Hera had an extremely influential person supporting her from behind the scenes.


    However, she had not imagined him to be so powerful that he could get Sienna to pour them wine while


    wearing a maid’s costume.


    Could it be an heir from one of Capiton’s Ten Families?


    “Why the sudden interest in Hera?”


    “I was just asking. I have something I need to take care of. I’ll treat you to dinner some other day!”


    Xena hurriedly changed the subject and hung up the call.


    A bitter wave of emotions washed over her.


    Hera Lewis!


    She had never been a match for her since their days in college.


    After graduating, she took advantage of her better-than-average look to crawl in between the 70-year-


    old’s chairman’s sheets and got promoted to president of thepany within half a year.


    She thought she was well above Hera now. She never imagined Her would have found herself a highly


    influential man.


    She must have found some old man in his 70s or 80s.


    Hera had sacrificed her dignity for thepany’s sake.


    That must have been what happened.


    Xena sent a text: [Do you have pictures of Hera and her man?]


    The person she texted soon sent several photos over.


    As she gazed at the man, who was so good-looking he could pass as a celebrity, waves of indignant


    feelings washed over Xena.


    “Mr. Yost!”


    An old man dressed in a suit entered the room.


    Xena put her phone on the table and said coldly, “I want these two dead!”