The Price of Provocation

After leaving the Vance Group, Alaric called Ruben.

As soon as the call connected, Alaric said to Ruben, "Expose all the dirt on Bianca's company."

"Now?" Ruben was shocked.

'Didn't he say we should wait for Aria's side before?' Ruben thought.

Turns out Alaric knew all about Aria looking into Bianca.

Alaric had been feeding Aria plenty of dirt on Bianca behind the scenes.

But lately, Aria's been c