" Is there anything we can use to locate them?! Or find them!" Evan rushed.Evan smiled a little.“You want names?” he asked “You won’t find them in any directory And to do what! ”Evan leaned forward," Report them to the police and get them arrested and prosecuted for their crimes!" Harland laughed." You're childish. You clearly don't know the world you're in yet. They can't be touched!" Harland yelled.He then stood up, pacing around the room.“One controls the media... global narratives, propaganda, crisis spin. He buried every scandal involving your father. Even rewrote a few.”This time, Evan poured himself a drink. It was the first time he was seeing Harland agitated.“Another runs pharmaceutical conglomerates. He was your father’s closest ally… before the betrayal.."Evan’s eyes widened.“A third owns major logistics... cargo routes, ports, trade laws... ”Harland raised four fingers.“The fourth sits behind a global defense contractor. Your father exposed one of their illegal

Evan leaned back. He had them exactly where he wanted until the door opened.Every head turned as a pair of black eyes walked inA few gasped." who is she? " Evan asked Vanessa who was seated beside him. " She's Siena Leonard. Her father had been the man who built this company from the ground up before being forced to retire by his ill condition. She’d stayed quiet since then until now." Vanessa said as she scrolled through her tablet.Douglas Alaves half-rose. “Miss Siena…? Wha-what are you doing here?”She gave a knowing smile." Holder of twelve percent of this company’s voting shares which held strategic veto rights over matters in this hall.” She let that hang in the air before looking straight at the shareholders in the room.“And I believe you’re making decisions about my company without me.”Douglas, the chairman, blinked in surprise. “I sent you an email… I thought you wouldn’t be coming.”Her lips curved. “Well, here I am,” she said, stepping closer as Douglas rose for h

Evan pushed the restaurant door open, letting the soft chime announce his arrival. Bright colorful lights brightned the place, giving it an ethereal look. He paused just inside, roaming his eyes around the place quietly. Tables were dotted with patrons, but he didn’t need to search long before he saw the person he came here for. Beside the glass window, a woman sat alone. Siena. Despite the calm countenance she gave out, Evan could see she was deeply troubled inside. He walked over and a flicker of recognition and relief crossed her face immediately when she saw him. " You're here," she said smiling as if she had seen a lover. “Miss Leonard,” he said, sliding into the seat opposite her. “ I guess you didn't call here to have dinner” he said, looking at the array of food in front of her. " You may call it a date if you want " She smiled, glancing around nervously before meeting his gaze. " Really," Evan took his time to study her expression. She was really beautiful. It was

The sun filtered through the tall windows of the Lancaster mansion that morning. Evan sat in the spacious living room in the study, having a glass of dark wine. Harland sat nearby, “Quite the night, Evan,” he remarked, “I trust everything went as planned?” Evan took a slow sip, setting the glass down calmly “She’s safe,” he said “ Someone wanted to test boundaries and they crossed the wrong line.” Vanessa, his assistant, stood beside him, working on her tablet, “All surveillance confirms the men were tied to the same underground group the encrypted message was traced to. " Evan smiled “Good. Keep all channels open. I want real-time intel on anyone connected to that network, and every exit route traced.” Harland’s gaze lingered on Evan,“You handled her situation yourself last night?” he asked. Evan glared at him “I handle the ones who matter myself,” he replied, What about the men" Harland asked " They refused to say anything but I've ordered Darion to do something special th

The day after that were hard for Clara. She had seen the news of Evan and Siena plastered everywhere on the net, on every blog, every gossip outlet she scrolled through. And it all burned through her.How dare he?How dare he try to be happy when he ruined hers? But she had long since realized that Evan wasn’t an easy man to handle. He was smart and far too shrewd to fall for the tricks she used on other men. If she wanted to weaken him, she needed to break someone close to him.That’s when she noticed Vanessa.Evan's assistant She didn’t approach her directly at first. Instead, she engineered a few coincidences.First, a spilled coffee in the lobby then bumping into her at the parking lot.And this morning, she's waiting for her, inside a café not far from Evan’s corporate office. It wasn’t an accident. Clara had timed it perfectly.She knew she would be here anytime soon.As predicted, Vanessa walked into the cafe at that moment.She went to the counter to get her coffee “ Va