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SON-IN-LAW, INVINCIBLE SYSTEM: Chapter 121
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CHAPTER 121
Emily’s Awakening-Breaking ChainsEmily Collins had spent three years pretending Leon Black didn’t exist.Not really.She acknowledged him when necessary. Introduced him when forced. Defended him when family pressure demanded it. But in her mind, he had always been background noise—her humiliating mistake, her father’s terrible decision, the “useless” son-in-law everyone whispered about behind champagne glasses.Until today.The conference room of Collins Group buzzed with tension. Executives sat stiffly around the long glass table, tablets glowing, coffee untouched. A failed merger hung heavy in the air like smoke.Brandon Collins stood at the head, his tailored suit flawless, his smile sharp. “This deal was sabotaged,” Brandon said smoothly. “Someone interfered.”Eyes turned toward Emily.She straightened. “We followed every procedure. The buyer backed out at the last minute.” Brandon’s gaze slid to the far end of the room.Leon.As usual, he sat quietly, black suit unremarkable, po
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The Public InsultThe Collins Group Annual Business Gala was meant to be a celebration of prestige.Crystal chandeliers glittered above hundreds of elite guests. Politicians, CEOs, and investors filled the ballroom in tailored suits and diamond-studded gowns. Champagne flowed freely, and expensive laughter echoed off the marble walls.Emily Collins stood beside her husband, Leon Black, her posture stiff.She wore a flawless white gown.Leon wore a simple black suit.And that difference—subtle to outsiders—felt massive to her.Emily could already feel the whispers.“That’s her husband?”“He doesn’t look like much.”“Isn’t he unemployed?”Her jaw tightened.Leon stood calmly at her side, hands in his pockets, eyes scanning the room with quiet focus. He looked completely unbothered.That annoyed her more than the stares. “You could at least try to look important tonight,” Emily muttered under her breath. Leon glanced at her. “Isn’t being here enough?”Emily didn’t answer.Across the ball
CHAPTER 123
Quiet RetaliationThe news broke at exactly 6:17 a.m.Emily was standing in the kitchen, scrolling through her phone while the coffee machine hissed softly beside her. She hadn’t even finished her first sip when the headline froze her in place.RIVAL FIRM MERIDIAN GROUP ACQUIRED OVERNIGHT – MYSTERY BUYER UNDISCLOSEDHer fingers tightened around the mug.Meridian Group.The same company that had canceled Collins Group’s biggest contract just hours after Brandon publicly humiliated Leon.The timing was impossible to ignore.Leon sat at the dining table, calmly reviewing documents on his tablet as if the world hadn’t shifted overnight.“Leon,” Emily said slowly. “Did you see this?”He didn’t look up.“I did.”Her heart skipped. “Meridian Group was bought. Completely. No leaks. No rumors. Nothing.”Leon finally raised his eyes.“They were vulnerable,” he said simply. “So they were acquired.”Emily stared at him. “By who?”Leon took a sip of his coffee.“Someone who doesn’t like instabil
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Family FalloutThe Collins Group headquarters had never felt so small.Once a fortress of power and confidence, the glass tower now seemed to echo with uncertainty. Phones rang nonstop. Assistants rushed through the halls with pale faces and trembling hands. Screens flashed red numbers. Contracts disappeared.Emily stood in her father’s office, arms crossed tightly over her chest as Harold Collins slammed a folder onto the desk.“Three suppliers,” he snapped. “Gone in one morning. Terminated without warning.” Miranda paced the room like a trapped predator. “This is sabotage. Someone is cutting us off.”Brandon leaned against the window, jaw clenched. “Whoever it is, they’re doing it quietly. No announcements. No public moves. Just… disappearance.”Emily’s gaze drifted to the corner of the room.Leon sat there, calm as ever.Silent. Unbothered.Watching.Her frustration boiled over.“Say something,” she snapped. “You always sit there like nothing matters.”Leon lifted his eyes slowly.
CHAPTER 125
The First BetrayalBrandon hadn’t slept.His office smelled like stale coffee, rage, and desperation. The once-pristine glass desk was now cluttered with overturned files, shattered crystal, and a cracked tablet lying face-down on the floor.Three suppliers gone.Two contracts frozen.One reputation in freefall.And Leon Gray’s shadow was everywhere.Brandon slammed his fist against the desk again, veins bulging in his temple.“Find out who’s backing him,” he barked into his phone. “I don’t care if you have to tear apart every shell company in the city.”“Yes, sir,” his assistant replied nervously before hanging up.Brandon turned to the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the skyline. The city that once bowed to the Collins name now whispered about its decline. Investors were pulling out. Partners were hesitant. Rumors were spreading like wildfire.And worst of all…Someone inside his circle was leaking information.The betrayal was already happening. He could feel it.The AllyAc
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Emily’s ConfusionThe Collins Group headquarters had never felt this quiet.Not peaceful—just tense. Like a building holding its breath before collapse.Emily stepped out of the elevator, smoothing the navy-blue blazer over her trembling hands. She hadn’t planned to come today. After everything that had happened—the lost contracts, Brandon’s rage, her father’s growing silence, and Leon’s eerie calm—this place felt like a battlefield.But curiosity had dragged her here.No… not curiosity.Confusion.Ever since Leon walked out of the mansion after that mysterious dinner, something had shifted. People whispered when his name came up. The staff straightened their backs. Investors hesitated before speaking.And worst of all—No one laughed at him anymore.Emily moved down the corridor toward the executive wing, heels clicking softly against the polished floor. The walls were lined with framed photos of Collins Group’s past victories—grand openings, smiling executives, ribbon cuttings.All
CHAPTER 127
The Market CrashThe city woke up to chaos.Financial news blared from every screen, every billboard, every phone notification:COLLINS GROUP STOCK PLUMMETS 38% IN ONE MORNING.MYSTERIOUS INVESTOR DOMINATES MARKET MOVES.BRANDON COLLINS UNDER FIRE FROM SHAREHOLDERS.Inside the Collins Group headquarters, panic ruled.Phones rang endlessly. Assistants rushed through glass corridors with pale faces and shaking hands. Monitors flashed red numbers that seemed to bleed across the screens.Brandon stormed into the executive boardroom like a man possessed.“WHAT HAPPENED?!” he roared, slamming his hands on the polished table. “Our stock doesn’t just collapse overnight! Who pulled out?!”A nervous financial analyst swallowed hard. “S–Several major institutional investors sold their positions within the same hour. It triggered a cascade.”Brandon’s face darkened. “Which investors?”The analyst hesitated.“Speak.”“…They were shell companies. Quiet ones. But the ownership traces back to the sam
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Power ShiftThe city woke to whispers.Not rumors.Not scandals.Whispers.Business analysts stared at their screens in silence. Investors refreshed stock charts with trembling fingers. Executives murmured behind glass walls, their confidence cracking like ice under pressure.One name kept surfacing.Apex Dominion Group.A rising conglomerate Brandon Collins had spent months chasing—negotiating, bribing, threatening, promising the world for.And overnight…It was gone.Not bankrupt.Not dissolved.Owned.By an unknown entity.The Collapse Brandon Never Saw Coming Brandon stormed into the Collins Group executive floor like a man possessed.“WHERE IS MY DEAL?!” he roared, slamming his tablet onto the glass conference table. “We were supposed to sign with Apex today!”Executives exchanged uneasy glances. Harold adjusted his glasses. “The acquisition went through at dawn.” Brandon’s chest heaved. “Through who?”Silence.Then a quiet voice from the far end of the table: “Through a shell fi
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The WhisperThe Collins Group’s private executive lounge was quieter than usual.Too quiet.Emily adjusted the sleeve of her blazer as she stepped inside, her heels clicking softly against the polished marble floor. The air smelled faintly of expensive cologne and freshly brewed coffee—signs of power meetings, of decisions made behind closed doors.Her father had sent her to “observe” today.A meaningless task, he’d said.But something about the atmosphere made her uneasy.Three men stood near the floor-to-ceiling windows, their backs partially turned to her. Each of them was powerful in their own right—CEOs, investors, men whose names made headlines and whose signatures shifted markets.And they were whispering.Emily wasn’t meant to hear anything important.Yet as she moved closer, one word sliced through the air like a blade.“Boss.”Her steps slowed.One of the men—tall, silver-haired—nodded sharply. “He’s already taken Apex, controlled the suppliers, and neutralized Collins’ last
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The Invisible KingThe Collins Group’s annual executive summit was meant to be Brandon’s stage.Crystal chandeliers blazed overhead. Investors from across the city filled the grand ballroom. Cameras flashed. Journalists whispered. Power hummed in the air like electricity.Brandon Collins stood at the center of it all, wearing a navy-blue suit tailored to scream dominance. This was his world. His territory.And tonight, he intended to remind everyone of that.Leon sat several rows back beside Emily, calm as ever. No tension. No anticipation. Just stillness.Emily leaned toward him. “You know Brandon’s going to say something.” Leon didn’t look at her. “He always does.”On stage, Brandon stepped up to the podium.“Ladies and gentlemen,” he began, smiling broadly, “the Collins Group has faced… certain challenges recently.” Murmurs rippled through the room.“But real power,” Brandon continued, “is about resilience. It’s about rising when others try to pull you down.”His gaze slid toward