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Foreman looked at Stella, his tone sincere.

"How could a compulsive liar like him offer help without an ulterior motive? He's definitely setting up another trap for us."

He paused, his gaze darkening as he looked at Abby. "If he teams up with Sellers Burton, Stella will be in danger."

Abby was fiercely protective of her friends. Hearing Foreman's words, she immediately bristled.

"What nonsense are you spouting, Foreman? If Joshua wanted to harm Stella, why wait until now? Wouldn't it have been easier when she first returned to the Williams family and hadn't found her footing yet?"

As if recalling something, Abby's tone turned sarcastic. "Back then, it was Joshua who invested fifty billion to help Stella acquire shares in the Pearce Group. I remember Mr. Richards's company was under attack by Leonard Lerman at the time, and Stella invested the remaining money into your company to help you stabilize things. You benefited from his generosity, Mr. Richards. I'm not saying you have to be eternally grateful, but you shouldn't take advantage of someone and then turn around and bad-mouth them. And another thing... that fifty billion wasn't your investment. Why didn't you clarify that and let us misunderstand?"

Foreman stood frozen, momentarily speechless.

After a long pause, he finally said, "I admit, I can't stand Joshua. And last time, I did have my own selfish motives. But I can swear that I have never done anything to harm Stella..."

Abby cut him off impatiently. "In that case, stay out of Stella and Joshua's business Joshua is willing to help her. Isn't that a good thing? Stella is surrounded by enemies-the Burton family, Leonard, even her own relatives. She has no foundation here How do you expect her to secure her position in the Williams Group? Even if she's capable, she needs an opportunity to prove it.

"Forget outsiders; the Williams family alone will do everything they can to hold her back. You're successful because you have your family to back you up, but does Stella? Do you think this world runs on ability? It runs on connections and pedigree. A commomperson versus someone with a powerful, family behind them-who do you think succeeds faster? Do I even need to spell it out for you?

"Why do you think Aurora Williams cultivates relationships with so many men? They're her network, her backup plan, her safety net. Even if she fails, she can just marry into some powerful family and live a life of luxury. You want Stella to fight this battle alone? Have you lost your mind?"

Foreman's face flushed red, then turned pale as Abby tore into him. He retorted defensively, "Anything Joshua can do for Stella, I can do too. If Stella needs anything..."

Abby cut him off again, this time without ceremony. "Don't flatter yourself. Let's not even talk about anything else. Just look at the way Joshua is burning through cash to cripple the Burton Group. Could you do that? I doubt you and Haynes could pull that off even if you pooled all your resources."

Foreman was silenced. He knew he couldn't.

If this financial assault could completely destroy the Burton Group, it might be worth

it. But the Burton Group was a top-tier dynasty; they couldn't be toppled so easily. Even if Joshua was the richest man in the world, he couldn't achieve it in such a short time.

He had been laying the groundwork against the Burton Group for six months. But even with his planning and willingness to burn money, he couldOnly cause temporary turmoil, not shake their foundations. Otherwise the Gardner family could have just used their fortune to bankrupt every other family and rule the world alone.