Chapter 65

Russell was sweating profusely as he stuttered, "N-No… It's not like that…" Esther abruptly turned around and sat at her desk. "Russell, I'll give you a chance. Tell me the Upton family's real plan, and I can let bygones be bygones." Russell hesitated for a moment, then decided to save himself. "The Upton family… They want to use me to get close to you and obtain internal information about Butterfield Group, especially the core technology of the Galaxy Project. They promised to help me secure funding, on the condition that…" "On the condition that?" Russell lowered his head. "On the condition that I help them deal with the Gemstone Company, and at the same time…" "Spy on me, right?" Esther sneered. "What a brilliant scheme. And Shawn? Was he also sent by the Upton family to approach me?" Russell nodded slowly. "Yes… The Upton family wanted to hedge their bets—getting information from me while trying to control you through Shawn." Unexpectedly, Esther changed the subject. "What a