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Chapter 105

Author: ONYINYE
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-23 05:44:21

**Setting the Trap**

Paris, France – Devereaux Château

Leo Cain Jr. and Isabella Devereaux had been rivals, lovers, and now—reluctant allies.

Adrien Moreau had forced their hand.

And now?

They were about to force his.

The study inside Devereaux Château was dimly lit, the only sources of illumination coming from the flickering fire in the stone hearth and the glow of Ethan Grey’s laptop.

Leo leaned against the oak desk, arms crossed, his sharp green eyes focused on the screen. “We make him think we’re losing.”

Isabella nodded, standing beside him. “He’s trying to drain our resources, so we let him believe it’s working.”

Ethan sighed, rubbing his temples. “And how do you plan to do that? Announce to the world that you’re broke?”

Leo smirked. “Not exactly.”

He tapped the screen, pulling up a forged financial report.

It showed massive losses—investors pulling out, revenue streams drying up.

Ethan’s brows lifted. “You want to leak false numbers?”

Isabella smirked. “We don’t just want to le
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