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Liz took a deep breath to calm her raging emotions while reminding herself that the past should stay in the past and that this is not the right time to show her insecurities.

"What do you want, Andrea?"

Andrea looked at Liz with a trace of concern in her eyes, or maybe pity.

As much as Liz thinks that her mask is perfect, Andrea can see that Liz is shaken up.

"I'm giving you a way out of this mess.", Andrea said after some time.

Liz didn't get it. "What are you trying to accomplish?"

"My father wants to expand, and the Alpha group is a thorn in his eye. As the person at the helm of the Alpha group, Max will go down one way or another. I hope that you will recognize a ship that is sinking and chose not to sink with it."