NovelGoldChapter 475 Briony fixed her gaze on Ferdinand. "It seems like you're pretty confident you can force Stewart out of The Wentworth Group this time." Ferdinand's expression was calm, certain. "Once my father steps in, every branch of the Wentworth family will follow. The shares Stewart owns cfrom Fiona, and before Stewart took over The Wentworth Group, Fiona was involved in squestionable business deals. My father's gathered enough evidence-so even though Fiona's left the country, the legitimacy of those shares will be contested. Stewart's claim to the CEO position isn't as solid as it looks." Briony frowned. "Don't forget, Stewart's a lawyer. Anything you can dig up, he's probably already anticipated." Ferdinand nodded slightly. "He already cleaned up the group's share structure once." He paused, then continued, "Right now, Stewart personally holds fifty-nine percent of the company. Not long ago, he transferred ten percent to Little Nina. Isn't that correct?" Briony shot him a wary look. "You even know about that?" Her tone sharpened, suspicion in her eyes. "Ferdinand, did you know about my connection to Stewart from the beginning?" There was no point hiding it anymore.
"Yes," Ferdinand admitted quietly. "I've always known who you are." "So, you approachedon purpose from the start?" He shook his head, gaze dropping. "We met by chance. It was about two months after you arrived in the old town that I found out you were connected to Stewart." She fell silent, then asked, "Who told you?" "I had someone look into it." His eyes softened as he looked up. "Bryn, do you really not rememberat all?" Briony's brows creased. "Should I?" "Nine years ago, you helped a man who'd been mugged." His voice was low, almost hesitant.
A faint memory flickered in Briony's mind.
That night, Julia Hudson had been taken into custody for accidental manslaughter. Briony had spent hours at the police station, waiting in a haze of confusion and dread. It was well past midnight before she left, finally persuaded to go hby a kind-hearted officer.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe'd had no idea what to do next, except maybe try to get help from the Hudson family.
Snow was falling over Northborough, the streets almost deserted, not a cab in sight.
Briony walked alone toward the Hudson house, her breath fogging in the icy air. Suddenly, a desperate cry for help echoed from a nearby alley.
Instinctively, she'd grabbed her phone and dialed 911.
Hearing her call for help, the thugs cursed and scattered into the night.
A man lay crumpled on the ground, bleeding heavily from a knife wound in his abdomen.
Without thinking, Briony shrugged off her coat and pressed it to his et side, trying to staunch the flow of blood. Thankfully, the police arrived quickly.
After giving her statement, Briony slipped away into the night, the man's face already fading from her memory.
She looked at Ferdinand now, realization dawning. "That was you?" He smiled faintly. "It was. I still have the scar." For a moment, Briony was speechless. The world really was impossibly small.
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Who would have thought that on the most desperate, uncertain night of her life, the man she saved would turnout to be her ex-husband's half-brother? Św
Now, all these years later, he sat across from her, askin quietly, "If it comes down toor Stewart opposite sides, who will you choose?" Briony stared at him, her heart unexpectedly uneasy.
Ferdinand's feelings were unmistakable if she failed to see them now, she'd be hopelessly dense.
But until today, it had never crossed her mind that Ferdinand might feel anything for her beyond friendship.
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