Now that Luke, Dave, and Xavier learned that the Hendrix family owned half of the airport, they felt a sense of relief.
At the sa ti, they couldn’t help but feel that their actions had been unnecessary.
However, they didn’t dwell on it for long. With the tension easing, they felt calr, knowing that no one would be able to cause trouble for Hera anymore.
At the sa ti, upon discovering that the PGA Tour and BMW had extended their influence to the airlines, Cindy wasted no ti diving into the issue.
This was why she had been so busy—she was investigating which departnts were involved and which airlines had partnered with these sponsors to block Hera from flying out of the country.
It was pure bullying on their part, and since they had chosen to wield their power against Hera, Cindy saw no reason not to follow their example.
Using the Avery’s influence, she planned to turn the tables and apply pressure to the parties involved.
The airlines involved would undoubtedly face penalties, as it was explicitly stated in their lease agreents that bullying the Avery and Hendrix families was prohibited.
Such actions could lead to early lease termination, denial of contract renewals, eviction, or hefty fines.
It was clear that disrespecting their people—especially treating the heirs in such a way—would not be tolerated.
None of the airlines had realized they had unwittingly bullied the heiress of the Avery family until they received Cindy’s notice.
Once they understood the gravity of their mistake, they quickly realized just how badly they had ssed up.
Fortunately for the Avery, the airlines had all signed non-disclosure agreents when they entered the lease.
Even though they now knew the true identity of the heiress, they were legally bound not to disclose it.
If they did, they would face compensation claims worth billions for the damage caused and for putting the Avery heiress’s life at risk.
Without hesitation, Cindy reached out to each airline involved and issued them notices of lease cancellation.
Only a few airlines had stayed out of it—mostly small carriers with limited routes that didn’t fly to Barcelona, so they were unaffected.
The other exception was Montague Airlines, which had remained uninvolved.
As a result, Montague’s business expanded effortlessly, with their competitors dealt with by the Avery and Hendrix families without any effort on their part.
So airlines went bankrupt before the sun even rose, their planes quickly purchased by Montague, and their terminals swiftly taken over.
anwhile, the smaller airlines seized the opportunity, gobbling up whatever they could—buying up spaces and smaller planes to rapidly expand their own fleets.
The Montagues also played a key role in ensuring the airlines oppressed by the Hendrix and Avery families were driven into bankruptcy.
Their goal was to acquire these struggling airlines and subsidize them.
The Avery and Hendrix families didn’t interfere; in fact, the Avery family supported the Montagues, offering them a push to help facilitate the takeover of these airlines.
The unrest that unfolded that night quickly ca and went, unnoticed by most.
The airlines that believed they were clinging to a life-saving opportunity, hoping to expand their businesses and gain favor with powerful companies and politicians for investnts, ultimately found themselves on the path to their own downfall.
Their decision proved to be their point of no return, and they didn’t even realize when their downfall beca inevitable.
The storm ca and went swiftly, leaving them penniless.
To their shock, they discovered that the seemingly unassuming Hera Ainsley, whom they had dismissed as nothing more than a kept woman—soone who existed only to serve the powerful and who was beneath the influence of politicians and international companies like BMW—was actually the heiress of the Avery family.
She was a force to be reckoned with, standing equal to, if not above, the very people they had been fawning over. In truth, they should have feared her far more than the powerful figures they had once admired.
By the ti they realized their mistake, it was already too late to backpedal.
Cindy was already on their heels, chasing them with a chainsaw, cutting off every possible escape route and ensuring the Montague family took control of their businesses.
Regret was futile now; all they could do was return to those who had instigated them and take what little power they had left to strike back.
Instead of continuing to fight the Avery, Hendrix, and Montague families, the politicians and sponsors who had conspired against Hera seed like an easier target.
At the very least, they could vent their frustration—and if they had to drag those politicians down with them into the mud, so be it.
Cindy watched as the people turned on each other, quietly admiring her handiwork.
’This is their doing. It’s only fitting they fight among themselves and leave our Young Miss out of their ss. This should do,’ she thought, listening to her assistant’s report on the aftermath of her intervention.
Calmly sitting in her leather chair, still dressed in her business suit, she exuded the dangerous aura of a thorned rose, a smile curling on her lips.
It was no wonder Cindy had beco one of the most influential figures in the country, despite being rely an aide to the future heiress of the Avery family.
Her competitiveness and unnervingly efficient actions were her trademarks.
On the call with her was Larry Wickman, the one responsible for delivering the notice to the airlines that had crossed the line.
Larry was also keeping a watchful eye on the sponsors who had caught his attention—those who sought to place Hera in a difficult position.
He had already ensured that Michael and his team received the punishnt they deserved.
Now, they were neck-deep in debt, their careers shattered.
Most had turned to alcohol, and for Michael, it was worse. Not only had he beco an alcoholic, but he had also begun to take out his frustration on Milly, unable to accept the ruin his life had beco.
But Larry wasn’t done yet.
He compiled a list of the remaining sponsors and ensured that all subsidiaries of the Avery family were instructed to steer clear of these companies.
The result was a wave of losses for many, with the affected companies clueless about what had happened or who they had offended.
It wasn’t until Hera’s identity was revealed to the public in the future that everything beca clear to them.
By then, it was too late.
The Avery, Hendrix, Briley, and Greyson families had already dismantled their businesses, devouring them and making their own empires even stronger.
The Briley and Greyson families, in particular, erged as the dominant forces, growing almost as powerful as the two largest families in the country, the Avery and the Hendix families.
anwhile, Hera remained blissfully unaware, sleeping soundly in her own world.
When Xavier, Leo, Luke, and Dave arrived at the airport in the extended Rolls-Royce Cindy had sent to escort them to the VIP entrance, they were t with a crowd already lined up to welco them.
It was as if the people feared failing to show the respect and courtesy deserving of Hera’s group, eager to offer a greeting befitting their prestigious status.
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