The twins had also gained a real mother along the way, and Elizabeth was now but a distant memory.

Their success last night was mostly due to their years of intricate planning and scheming, but with Connie's aid, they managed to see their plan through to the end much earlier than expected.

Now that they had triumphantly taken over Smith Group, there was nothing much Elizabeth could do about it for now.

The spies she'd planted in both the conglomerate and the family had been eradicated by Jerome over the years.

Some had switched over to his side, and countless others were killed off.

"What a grand usurpation! All of...