One executive crossed his arms.“I don’t like this.”“You don’t like losing money,” someone replied.“No.”“I don’t like enemies I can’t see.”That made the room quiet again.The older man finally stood.He walked toward the large screen.The silver logo remained displayed.Simple.Elegant.A name almost nobody had heard before.Yet it had already caused millions in losses.He stared at it for several seconds.“…Aetheris Health.”Nobody spoke.The name hung heavily in the room.One executive finally broke the silence.“We’ll investigate every executive.”“Every employee.”“Every investor.”“Every supplier.”“We’ll find something.”“We have to.”Another woman nodded.“No organization is perfect.”“People make mistakes.”“They leave trails.”“They have weaknesses.”The analyst hesitated.“…What if they don’t?”The older man turned sharply.“They do.”His voice was cold.“Everyone does.”Another executive leaned forward.“We find whoever owns Aetheris Health.”“We expose them.”“We destr

Linda looked at Ethan.“No.”Ethan blinked.“I haven’t said anything yet.”“You were thinking about it.”“I was considering options.”“No.”Elsa immediately pointed at him.“Absolutely not.”Karpeta nodded.“Not happening.”Norka folded her arms over her stomach.“If you go to that meeting, I will personally drag you back here.”Ethan looked around the room.“You guys have very little faith in me.”“You fought an ancient nightmare while bleeding out,” Elsa said.“You stabbed an impossible creature to death,” Karpeta added.“You built an international healthcare network in secret,” Linda said.“You signed overseas contracts without telling anyone,” Norka finished.Everyone stared at him.“…You are not allowed to attend suspicious meetings alone.”Ethan looked offended.“That feels unfair.”“It’s extremely fair,” Elsa replied.The staff member still stood near the door.“…Should I tell them no?”Ethan opened his mouth.“No,” four voices said at once.He closed it again.“…Okay.”The emp

Karpeta read it twice. Then looked up. “…They are really serious.” Elsa smirked. “So are we.” Linda closed her laptop. “We are more prepared.” Norka nodded. “Much more.” Ethan stood up and stretched. “…Then we wait.” Elsa frowned. “That’s it?” He smiled slightly. “For now.” Karpeta sighed. “I don’t like that smile.” Linda muttered. “Neither do I.” Norka added. “It means he already thought three steps ahead again.” Ethan walked to the window. Outside, Aetheris clinics were busy. Patients coming in. Doctors moving fast. Medicine being delivered. Real help. Real change. He spoke quietly. “…Let them search.” Elsa watched him. “And when they find nothing?” Ethan’s eyes stayed on the city. “They’ll realize something worse.” Karpeta frowned. “What?” He smiled faintly. “That there was never a single target to hit.” Silence filled the room. Even Elsa didn’t joke this time. Because somewhere far away, the Watson faction was preparing a hunt for a person.

“I don’t even want to know the other four.”“They’re creative.”“ETHAN.”“I’m stopping.”Karpeta giggled.“At this point, I don’t think he sleeps.”“I sleep.”“When?”“Sometimes.”“That’s not an answer.”Before Ethan could respond, Linda’s phone buzzed.She looked down.Then frowned.“…Interesting.”Everyone looked at her.“What?”“The Watson faction issued another statement.”Norka sighed.“What now?”Linda read aloud.“We are getting closer to identifying the individual responsible for the creation of Aetheris Health.”The room became quiet.Elsa looked at Ethan.“How close are they?”Ethan shrugged.“Depends.”“Depends on what?”“How good they are.”“How good are they?”He thought for a second.“…Moderately dramatic.”Elsa buried her face in her hands.“That’s not a metric.”“It is for Watson.”Karpeta smiled.“They found your first name.”“Yeah.”“Are you worried?”“No.”“Why?”“Because there are a lot of Ethans.”“Fair.”Linda looked up.“There is one concern.”Ethan nodded.“Go

Completely unaware…That their mysterious enemy was currently arguing with four women about whether buying a bigger coffee machine counted as a strategic business investment.Ethan thought about it.“…It does.”Elsa pointed at him.“Nobody asked.”“I know.”“Then why did you answer?”Ethan grinned.“…Habit.”The office slowly settled down again.Linda went back to emails.Elsa reviewed clinic reports.Karpeta organized supplier contracts.Norka was looking at expansion plans.Ethan was drinking coffee.Again.Everything was peaceful.Which meant something was wrong.Elsa looked up.“…I hate this.”Karpeta blinked.“What?”“Nothing bad happened today.”“So?”“So Ethan is relaxed.”Ethan looked offended.“I can relax.”“No.”“I absolutely can.”“Last time you relaxed, we accidentally became an international healthcare provider.”“That was unrelated.”“It was Tuesday.”Before Ethan could defend himself, Linda’s phone rang.She answered.“Linda speaking.”Silence.Her expression changed.