Outcast Queen: Her Return from Hell novel Chapter 463

The name left Phoenix's lips with flat certainty, leaving everyone in the room stunned.

Hadn't Duncan and his family been completely exiled? Where did he get the resources and manpower to pull something like this off? Besides, even if he did kidnap Lewis and Quinn, it would only cause Astraea Group a headache; it wouldn't shake their foundation.

Phoenix cast a sideways glance at Pierce.

Pierce gave a knowing nod and tossed a thick dossier onto the center of the table.

Macy immediately snatched the file. After skimming a few pages, her pupils contracted sharply. "Hah. 'Nova-Bane Group'. Even the name is a direct threat to us!"

"Exactly." Phoenix tapped her fingertips against the table, the muffled thuds cutting through the silence, her tone icy. "Duncan must have run to Quentin. With the Quincy family's capital backing him, he built this Nova-Bane Group from the ground up."

"A brand-new startup looking to go toe-to-toe with Astraea Group needs incredibly heavy leverage. And Lewis and Quinn..." A bone-chilling glint flashed in her eyes. "They are the blades he plans to use to gut us."

Meredith gasped, realization dawning on her. "They want to poach them?"

"Yes." Phoenix nodded, her tone laced with absolute certainty. "But they will never be poached. Even if it costs them their lives, they will never betray me."

It was a blessing, but also a curse.

The blessing was that the siblings would never stand against her.

The curse was that, because of their loyalty, they were about to endure unimaginable torment.

Those two had suffered through half a lifetime of misery. Just when they thought they could finally live in peace, they were dragged into this elite corporate war as collateral damage.

Phoenix took a deep breath, her knuckles rapping hard against the table. "Eustace! Leo!"

Outside the door, Eustace and Leo Vance immediately stepped in, their posture rigid and attentive.

"Boss, what are your orders?"

Phoenix looked up, her sharp gaze sweeping over them. "Pass down the word. Scatter every single man in Black Adder across the city. At all costs, find Lewis and Quinn!"

"Boss, this..." Eustace frowned, looking torn. "If we make that much noise, Quentin will definitely notice."

Right now, they were secretly hunting for Nathan St. Claire's location, treading on thin ice.

Launching a massive, highly visible search for the siblings would inevitably draw the attention of every faction in the city.

Once they followed the trail, Quentin would quickly discover that the entire Black Adder syndicate was actually under Phoenix's control.

That would make their future plans to rescue Nathan nearly impossible.

"Eustace, right now I only care about one thing. Even if I have to flip this entire chessboard, I am bringing them back." Phoenix's voice left no room for argument, every word ringing like steel. "They entrusted their lives to me. I will not allow anyone to trample on that loyalty!"

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