Chapter 500 The Leverage of a Ring
The junior assistant hurried over to Henry. “Mr. Henry, your father is on the line.”
Henry had been expecting this call all morning. “Put him through.”
“Yes, sir.”
The phone was handed over, and the moment Henry answered, Felix’s voice came through. “I saw eighty million transferred out of your account today. What did you do with it?”
“I bought a ring,” Henry said evenly. “From Naomi. Supposedly… one of Emilia’s belongings. I believe it’s the ring you’ve always wanted.“.
Felix had been after that ring for years. His tone shifted immediately. “Are you certain? You’ve really found it?”
“Yes. It’s been authenticated–genuine–and there’s some kind of hidden mechanism inside. I haven’t opened it yet, but I suspect you’re more interested in what’s hidden than the ring itself.”
Felix paused, knowing his son was trying to hold him by the throat. “What do you want?”
“As a son, I only ask for two things,” Henry replied. “First, full control of the Foster family–real power. Second, I want you to tell me every secret, even the dirty ones. If I’m to lead, I need it all.”
Felix laughed his son truly had nerve. “Bring me the ring, and I’ll tell you the rest.”
Henry’s tone cooled. “If you won’t be open with me, I might just sell it to Eliza instead. At least I’d recover some losses.”
“If you want the entire Rivers family buried with you, go ahead and give it to her.” Felix hung up.
Felix’s secretary frowned. “Sir, you can’t let Mr. Henry run wild like this.”
“My son is capable. If he wants the power, let him have it,” Felix said. He had always planned to hand over the family’s businesses, but preferred Henry earn them himself—and now, Henry had proven capable enough to use his father’s weakness against him.
Henry, hearing the line go dead, knew his father had conceded. His assistant finally understood the plan: Henry never believed the ring was real–he just needed it to leverage Felix.
“If a fake would work, why spend eighty million?” the assistant asked.
“Because my father would check its source. If it came from Naomi, he’d be more inclined to believe,” Henry explained. Naomi had even left a mechanism inside to make it look capable of hiding something, which boosted credibility.
“Get ready. We’re going home.”
“Yes, sir.”
Back at the Foster estate, Wendy was waiting outside, knowing Henry had obtained the ring. As he walked in, she stepped into his path.
“I hear
you found the ring?” she asked, clearly fishing for confirmation.
Chapter 500 The Leverage of a Ring
Henry smiled faintly. “It did cost quite a bit to get. Why? Are you interested too?”
For just a moment, Wendy’s expression shifted–but it was gone in an instant. “I only think you might have been fooled. I’ve seen that ring before. Why don’t you let me take a look?”
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