Chapter 1020 Manipulation Laid Bare

• Steven was a man known for his sharp mind and well-crafted plans, a strategist who had rarely faced defeat.
• Since assuming leadership of the Scotts, he had steered his family through countless challenges, using his wit and expertise to navigate crisis after crisis. But now, as he knelt before Nix, there was nothing left to do but beg for mercy. All his cunning, all his words of persuasion had failed him. The only option left was to grovel.
• The overwhelming sense of helplessness that consumed him was something he had only experienced once before in his life. And the first time, it had been at the hands of Nix.