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All Chapters of Nine Ungrateful Sisters: Chapter 361 - Chapter 370

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Chapter 361

Now Amara was steering away from Rebecca too. It was no wonder their family had fallen into this state.Amara had never been good at reading a room. Then again, maybe that was understandable.Oscar had lived under the Chamberlains' roof for years without drawing attention to himself, quietly doing more for the family than any of them had ever realized.Amara had spent her life in calm, sheltered waters. How could she possibly imagine that their rise traced back to an unremarkable younger brother living under the same roof?Something in Stanley's expression made Amara shift uneasily in her seat. "Why are you looking at me like that?""Has anyone ever told you you're beautiful? One look at you and my heart forgets how to behave."The words came easily, light and natural.Heat rose to Amara's face before she could stop it. No one had ever spoken to her that way."Stanley, you're teasing me. Clara is the real beauty in this family."She smoothly pushed Clara into the conversation.

Chapter 362

Stanley's voice made Clara feel like she had been slapped.She went still. Only moments earlier, she had been chatting happily, stealing glances at his profile and reading every subtle shift in his expression.He had worn a faint smile, tilting his head toward her now and then. That alone had been enough to keep her talking.She had just been thinking of another topic to bring up when everything fell apart. Yes, the dog had darted out suddenly, but it was still far ahead of them. Stanley hadn't been driving fast. He could have slowed the car to a smooth stop long before reaching it.Clara had even thought he didn't need to brake at all. At his current speed, the dog would have been gone by the time they reached that stretch of road.There had been no danger. That was why her tone had stayed light, casual, the same way it would if they were in the middle of a conversation and a bird happened to pass the window. It was just a passing comment before continuing where they left off.S

Chapter 363

Hilda quietly talked herself down.Clara was the one who had feelings for him. If it turned out he didn't feel the same way, she could step back then. There was no reason to let a chance slip away just because the outcome was uncertain."That's just how Clara is. Don't take it to heart, Stanley." Amara stepped in smoothly. "You're remarkable, Stanley. You're still so young, yet you've already become the Draconox envoy. And your mind never stops working."The car continued down the road, but the atmosphere inside had fallen quiet.Clara sat in silence. No matter how she tried to rationalize it, she still couldn't move past what had happened.The car rolled slowly into the Northspire Gang's territory.Even with Stanley sitting in the front seat, Amara felt her body tense. She knew exactly what the Northspire Gang was. Before their family secured its position in Silverton, she had worked with them more than once. She knew very well what they did behind the scenes.But once the fami

Chapter 364

Clara couldn't hold back any longer. "This is the Northspire Gang?"Unlike Amara, she didn't know much about the gang's history, even though she had lived in Silverton her entire life. Her art studio stood not far from Northspire, and many of her students came from the area.From everything she had heard, the Northspire Gang represented everything rotten in the city. Lazy, idle, running protection rackets, and preying on anyone weaker than them. Every crime people saw dramatized on television existed in some form within the gang's real-world operations.But they were powerful, and they knew exactly how far they could go. They never targeted people capable of striking back. That made them useful to Silverton's upper circles. They were a pair of black gloves for dealing with problems that couldn't be handled openly.To ordinary people, the gang's name was the kind of thing parents used to scare children into silence at night.So what was she looking at right now? Gang members living

Chapter 365

"Stanley, this is too strange. Should we call in more people?"Amara had shifted almost imperceptibly behind him. What had happened to Irene the day before kept replaying in her mind. That incident had involved students from a correction program classroom. In the hands of the Northspire Gang, things would not have ended nearly as cleanly.Clara forced herself to speak, then quickly lowered her gaze. "I agree. Stanley, maybe we should just go back.""Call in more people?" Stanley rubbed his chin. "I don't see the problem here. A group of young men is trying to do something productive with themselves. What exactly would we be calling people in for?""Stanley, these men used to run some of the ugliest operations in this city. And you're telling me you don't find this strange?" Amara gestured toward the figures moving busily along the street. "If they had studied this hard back in school, do you think they would have ended up in the Northspire Gang?"She had barely finished speaking w

Chapter 366

Frank led them into his office. They passed several gang members in the corridor, but Frank didn't acknowledge any of them. Instead, he turned to Stanley and the others with a completely unbothered expression."Whatever you want to ask, whatever you want to do, go ahead. As long as I can cooperate, I will."He told Stanley there was no need to restrain him. He was not going to run or call anyone. None of that was necessary.Half convinced, Stanley let go.Frank did exactly what he promised: no signal, no call, nothing.He led them into his office as casually as if he were welcoming a group of old friends, which unsettled the sisters even more.Was this really the Frank they had heard about?Stanley remained tense and watchful, but Frank simply settled into his office chair. Nothing happened.Stanley took the seat across from him and studied him closely. "You're Frank Sawyer?""That's right.""Leader of the Northspire Gang?""Of course.""The top organization in Northspire?

Chapter 367

Frank raised his eyes. Stanley's anger didn't affect him in the slightest."What are you talking about? You work for someone. I work for someone. If someone asked you to hand over your boss' records, would you do it? If my boss' background were that easy to dig up, would he still be the boss?"Stanley fell silent, but eventually loosened his grip. "You've got a point."The three sisters sat there in a daze. Nothing about today had gone the way they expected.A gang that had once made the entire city flinch had somehow turned itself into a neighborhood charity operation. That alone was bizarre enough. And now a man who had come here demanding answers and exposing secrets had been talked down in three sentences.Stanley could afford to play along. Amara couldn't. She had to speak up. "Stanley, we came here to find out where Mr. Stone is and what we did to offend him. If we can't figure that out, our family is finished."Stanley seemed to snap back to himself and grabbed Frank's shi

Chapter 368

Stanley lowered his hand and looked at Amara, confusion flickering across his face. "No grounds to stand on?"Amara held something back for a moment, as though wrestling with herself, then finally forced the words out. "That's right. No grounds to stand on. Our family is under attack from the Centurion Trade Consortium right now. Every eye in the city is on us. Everything we do is being scrutinized."And you're the Draconox envoy. If you go against this many people without clear justification, it reflects badly on you. It makes your work in Silverton harder moving forward."Stanley lifted his chin slightly, a faint trace of disdain crossing his face. "I've never cared what anyone thinks about how I operate.""But we do. We have to." Amara continued without hesitation, "Our conflict with the consortium comes down to one thing: a few public remarks Dr. Hoffman made."If we can find the person truly behind this and reach an understanding with him, Dr. Hoffman's words lose their influ

Chapter 369

Amara stood there looking small and uncertain, biting her lip as though she wanted to say something she couldn't quite force herself to admit.Stanley seemed to lose his head entirely. He pressed a hand to his chest. "Amara, just say it. Whatever I can do, I'll do it. You have to understand, even though we've only just met, I feel like you've always been there somewhere inside me."The sincerity in his eyes made Amara's heart beat faster than she wanted.She forced the feeling down. When she spoke, her voice was so calm it bordered on unsettling. "If you were to marry one of my sisters, you would become a part of our family. As a son-in-law, no one could fault you for standing up for us in that position."Something flickered in Stanley's eyes. Not all of it was an act."Do you mean that, Amara? You'd allow me to marry into your family?" He stepped forward and took her hand. "I can't promise you everything. But I can promise that if I marry you, I'll treat you like the most preciou

Chapter 370

Stanley's words broke something inside Clara. She stared at him, then turned to Amara.Amara's face had gone blank. She felt Clara's eyes on her. "Stanley, what are you saying? I think of you as a friend. Nothing more."She didn't dare look directly at either of them.She lowered her gaze, but even then, she could feel Clara's fury crashing over her in waves.Stanley gripped her shoulders and forced her to look at him. "Amara, do you think I'm an idiot? I watched everything the Centurion Trade Consortium did to your family. Every step of it. Why do you think I've stood on your side without question? I knew what it would cost me. I knew exactly how much I'd be opposing. And I stayed anyway. Why?"He shook her arm, and their eyes locked.Amara saw anger in his eyes. She saw something that looked like longing. Beneath both, she saw something she couldn't name.She didn't know what to do with any of it, so she stayed silent, her lips pressed tightly together."You're hurting me," s

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