In the entire scheme of Flora, Cornell was a sacrificial pawn from the start.
He himself had no value, only the Duncan Linden behind him did.
Flora knew that if she wanted to eliminate her formidable rival Yves Giles.
The only person she could rely on was Duncan Linden.
So how could she force Duncan Linden to make a move?
There was only one way, and that was to topple Cornell, and the force behind this downfall had to have Yves Giles's shadow.
This was why she didn't let Jeff Hughes intervene when Cornell was besieged by Dirk Carter and Robert Shepherd.
She wanted to amplify the conflict between Cornell and those two.
Then let Cornell do something outrageous, eventually getting "slaughtered" by Dirk Carter and Robert Shepherd's joint efforts.
Duncan Linden also had interests in The Economic Development District.
Without Cornell, his plans would fall through.
He was bound to take revenge.
