_Calden’s POV_ Given the dire situation caused by Zarelle’s quest for vengeance against Lola, I had the chance to engage in a constructive conversation with her. However, instead of trying to find a resolution that would satisfy my father and the family, I had impulsively given away my shares to Zarelle. My indifference to Mathias’s anger only fueled the fire within him, his face growing redder by the second. “I didn’t expect you to act so recklessly! I thought you were smarter than this!” Mathias shouted, his voice echoing off the study walls. I remained unfazed by my father’s outburst, my voice calm and detached despite the storm raging before me. “We owe Zarelle a great deal. If she needs those shares, I’ll give them to her.” ‘Finally,’ Kelson approved. ‘Finally you’

