Alexander's POV

I couldn't believe Lily was actually considering Victor's merger offer after everything we'd discovered.

After I left Richard's office on Thursday afternoon, I called James immediately.

"Victor approached Lily with a merger proposal. She's actually thinking about accepting it."

"What?" James sounded shocked. "After we found evidence he's behind everything?"

"She doesn't believe the evidence. She thinks I might be framing him." My voice was bitter. "Apparently everyone in ...