Chapter 64

I frowned. Derick wasn't one to spin lies. If he was saying this, there had to be more to it. But I couldn't quite wrap my head around how Lilith could have pulled this off. "What's really going on here?" Derick took a deep breath, clearly weighing his words. "Central Corporation was never supposed to work with the Storm family. "But Lilith… she somehow got in touch with the Jackson heir from Sanctum at Central Corporation. Out of nowhere, she managed to snag this project," he said. I frowned. "Got it how?" Derick's expression hardened. "Let's just say she might have had to... entertain him in ways that go beyond standard business practices." I shook my head, stunned. The involvement of Sanctum was unexpected, and if Derick's suspicions were right, this was a whole new level of underhandedness. Competing on those terms? That was something I couldn't—and wouldn't—do. "Also," Derick said, leaning closer, "I heard they're planning to throw their full support behind the Storm famil