Chapter 459

She could save herself the trouble since he'd offered to help.

Ethan had always been meticulous about Blackwood Group's authorizations. He'd never shown his cousin any kindness.

His sudden decision to hand over full control to someone so unreliable made Vivian question his motives. Was he being careless, or was there more to it?

She knew Blackwood Group held the key to Lockhart Enterprises' survival. This was her chance to extract the truth from Julian.

After all, Julian seemed like a fool who'd spill everything with minimal prompting.

"I can help you, but I have one small request."

Julian's lips curled into a sly smile as he spoke slowly.

Vivian raised an eyebrow. "Name it."

"I want you to spend the night with me."

The room erupted in shocked gasps.

He clearly had no respect for Ethan whatsoever.

Liam's fist clenched Julian's collar, fury radiating from him. "You bastard! How dare you insult Vivian like this!"

This wasn't Julian's first offense. He'd made similar crude remarks when Vivian was still his sister-in-law.

Back then, he'd simply wanted to humiliate her - to prove she wasn't good enough for Ethan. But now... his interest seemed genuine.

"Liam, stand down."

Vivian stopped him, then turned to Julian. "Are you serious? You actually dare to ask me that?"

Julian chuckled. "Others would kill for this opportunity. Why wouldn't I dare?"

"An opportunity?" Vivian smirked. "We'll see if you're lucky enough to handle it."

"Now you've really got me excited." Julian's eyes gleamed with newfound interest.

The once-reserved Mrs. Blackwood had changed. Flirting so boldly with someone like Julian? The employees exchanged shocked glances.

Liam understood Vivian's game. He forced himself to step back, fists still clenched. Julian had walked into the lion's den - he'd regret this.

Getting that surveillance footage of Adrian was what mattered most.

With Julian's authorization, they accessed the presidential suite's security feed.

What they saw left them utterly speechless.