Chapter 93The hospital lobby was calm in the late afternoon, the rush of the morning long gone. Nurses moved at a measured pace, visitors spoke in hushed tones, and the faint scent of disinfectant hung in the air.The glass doors slid open.A man in a tailored charcoal suit stepped inside.He looked to be in his early thirties, tall, well-built, his hair neatly combed, his expression composed but edged with urgency. His eyes scanned the lobby quickly before he approached the reception desk.“Good afternoon,” he said politely. “I’m looking for my sister. I was told she was brought here after an accident.”The nurse behind the desk looked up. “May I have her name?”He gave it without hesitation.The nurse typed quickly, brows furrowing slightly. “I’m sorry, sir. There’s no patient admitted under that name.”The man’s expression tightened, but he didn’t raise his voice. “That’s strange. I went to the station this morning to file a report when I couldn’t reach her. They informed me she w

Chapter 95The night road stretched ahead of them, slick with reflected streetlights, the city thinning into quieter lanes as the car sped away from the hospital. Inside the vehicle, the atmosphere was tense but falsely controlled, like men convincing themselves they were still in charge of something that had already slipped beyond them.The woman sat in the back seat, shoulders wrapped in a borrowed hospital coat, head tilted slightly toward the window. Her eyes followed the passing lights, calm, observant, far too clear for someone who was supposed to have lost her memory.The man in the front passenger seat glanced at her through the rearview mirror, then looked away quickly, unsettled by the feeling that she was watching him rather than the road.After several minutes, she spoke.“Where are you taking me?”The question was soft, almost casual, but it sliced through the car like a blade.The driver stiffened. The man beside him turned around sharply, forcing a laugh. “What do you m

Chapter 97The hospital corridor was silent, save for the faint hum of the air conditioning. Adrian leaned against the wall outside the ward, his hands tucked casually into his pockets. Kai stood close by, his senses sharpened, scanning every shadow. The air had a peculiar weight tonight, one that Adrian couldn’t immediately place, but which made his instincts twitch.“Something’s coming,” Kai muttered under his breath, voice low. “I don’t know what, but it doesn’t feel ordinary.”Adrian’s gaze flicked toward the entrance. “Stay calm. If it’s trouble, I’ll handle it.”Kai hesitated. “It’s not ordinary trouble. I feel… pressure. Someone is here who shouldn’t be.”Adrian’s lips curved in a faint smirk. “Then let them arrive.”The glass doors of the hospital ward opened, but no alarm sounded, no doors slammed. Yet the air shifted instantly, like a storm folding inward. Every nurse and doctor in the corridor instinctively straightened, some stopping mid-step as though caught in a moment t

Chapter 99The tension in the Cole Corporation’s executive office was thick enough to cut through. Behind the sleek, glass windows of the boardroom, the atmosphere was anything but professional. Evan leaned back in his chair, his fingers casually drumming on the armrest. His gaze flickered to the others seated around the table, who looked back at him with a mix of uncertainty and quiet anticipation.“We’ve got a real shot here,” Evan said, breaking the silence. His voice was low, but it carried authority. “Reyes has had her time. It’s time for a change, a new direction. The board’s already leaning in our favor. We’ve got the majority. All we need is one final push.”One of the men beside him, a senior executive named Curtis, nodded eagerly. “We’ve been waiting for the right moment. She’s been making decisions without consulting us, shutting us out from the major deals. We can’t let this continue.”Evan smirked, leaning forward now, eyes gleaming. “Exactly. And when we take control, it

Chapter 101Rumors never entered the Cole Group quietly.They seeped in through whispers between departments, slid across encrypted messages, and bloomed in hushed conversations behind glass-walled offices. By the time Miss Reyes received the formal summons, the story had already grown teeth.The director is reporting to a chairman no one knows.Funds are being transferred under her authority.Someone above the board exists.The email was brief. Cold. Official.Emergency Board Meeting. Attendance Mandatory.Miss Reyes read it once, then set her tablet down calmly. There was no change in her expression, no flicker of unease. If anything, the faint curve of her lips suggested she had been expecting this moment.She rose, straightened her jacket, and walked out of her office as though she were heading to a routine briefing.Inside the boardroom, however, the atmosphere was anything but routine.The long obsidian table was already surrounded. Every seat was filled—directors, senior shareh