All Chapters of The Lost Heir: The Rise Of Ethan Walker : Chapter 71
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Knight in shining armor
With a smile on her face, Axel sat at her desk ready to see her dream come true.Her mind was already conjuring up the words that Ethan might have sent. The more she thought about it, the more she smiled.She ruffled through the bouquet for the card and her mind went wild again.The card was tucked delicately between the petals of the tulips. She pulled it free and unfolded it. ‘How did he even know about my favorite flowers?’ she thought to herself skimming through the content of the letter absent mindedly.‘Maybe he went through my social media and figured it out? Or was it Ava that did the digging for him?’She kept smiling at the thoughts she was getting, but then she realized that what she was reading wasn’t making sense.Not because it was gibberish, but because it was not resonating with anything her mind was expecting.She had been so occupied in her thoughts as she read that she didn’t even realize what she had been reading, even after reading it over and over again.She cle
Crashing out
Axel thought about ways to try to convince the cops that Alexander was going to do something terrible to Ethan, or at least he was planning to.But nothing seemed like it would make sense to them without her looking like she was trying to run Alexander’s name and reputation into the mud.She wrapped her arms around herself, pacing again, trying to think.Her thoughts spiraled, every idea she came up with collapsed and shattered against a wall of ‘no evidence’.The police wouldn’t help her. They would probably just laugh and call it a prank, or worse, they would leak it to the Cole family.She stopped pacing only to start again.She thought for a while about her options then she remembered and quickly scrolled through her contact list for Ava’s number.She couldn’t risk telling Ethan himself. She didn’t know the protocols for these things. Besides, he had gone to the office, and she didn’t know how busy he would be.She wasn’t going to risk calling and distracting him. “Let’s let Ava
Bluffing
After a while of thinking, Ava finally spoke, keeping her voice as calm as she could, trying not to make Axel panic even more.“Okay. Listen to me carefully.”Axel wiped her eyes again, trying to steady her shaking hand as she waited for the instructions..“Do not call the police,” Ava instructed. “Do not panic in public. Do not leave work early or do anything suspicious. Alexander might already be watching you.”Axel swallowed hard. “But… Ethan…”“And that is exactly why you must NOT do anything emotional,” Ava cut in. “If Alexander suspects for even a second that you are living with Ethan, he will send men to follow you home. And if they find him…”She didn’t finish the sentence.She didn’t need to.Axel felt her blood run cold.“Here’s what you’re going to do,” Ava said. “You will stay in that office and finish your work. Fix whatever your supervisor wants. Get through the rest of your day as if everything is normal. Do you understand me?”Axel nodded hard, even though Ava could
Night Valley Sect Suspect
Jason nodded. He had expected that answer from Ava. He also was not willing to take such a risk.Ava paced once, her hands behind her back. “Since Alexander doesn’t have any way to track the Young Master directly, he’ll fall back to the only lead he thinks he has.”“Axel,” Jason finished her train of thoughts.“Exactly,” she nodded.“He’ll watch her. Follow her. Use her, trying to get access to the Young Master” Ava tapped the side of her thigh anxiously, trying to find a solution. “To stop that from happening, we move her.”“We have to move her, and we have to do it immediately. Before he even gets a chance to guess where the Young Master is.”Jason frowned. “How many people are you planning to send?”“A strong extraction team,” Ava replied. “Enough cars to…”“No.” Jason shook his head sharply before she finished. “If you send a heavy convoy, Alexander will notice. And if we’re trying to keep the Master hidden from him, the last thing we need is his men following a parade of SUVs
One more threat
After a while of thinking, he made a decision in his mind.Once the unit was eventually formed, because he would make sure it was created, he would volunteer to join it personally.While on the team, he would investigate Axel himself.If she was from the sect she would try to steer the team away from her. He decided that he would make it his mission to investigate her himself.No traitor will escape my sight.~ ~ ~Back at the Bank, Axel had tried to get herself a little rest from her own mind.After the call with Ava, her pulse had still been erratic, and her palms clammy. She’d splashed water on her face in the restroom, and forced down three deep breaths, and tried to convince herself she could hold the rest of the day together. Ava’s instructions echoed in her skull like a beating drum: Keep your head down. Finish your tasks. Do not attract attention.She felt like a child that was in a military home, but she knew she at the very least owed it to Ethan. He had risked a lot to s
Hypothetical speaking
Ethan stepped into the office he was sharing with Lydia.He had been gone most of the day today, working in the Operations Control Center. Well, he was more or less familiarizing himself with the systems than working.According to Lydia, it usually took weeks if not months for the crew to let a newbie actually be that close around them.Apparently, what they did was to pile up random useless tasks, like documents that were outdated and all, and give it to the newbie to type into the system and email it to her, Lydia.They’d keep it up for a few weeks as an initiation ritual, but with him, it was different, probably because on his first day, he had helped them out with the secondary channel maneuver he did.They were already letting him work with them, even allowing him to handle a few communications.So far, it had been a really long day, and everyone was exhausted.Walking into the office, Lydia was already on her fifth coffee for the day, and that was just counting the ones he had s
Ethan the novelist
Ethan thought about her question for a while and he couldn’t find an answer.He began comparing it with himself.Ever since he had found out about his wealth, he had become quite the spender.He had bought himself the ring at the auction, spending five hundred million dollars without flinching that day.Before the day ended, out of pure anger that he didn’t know how it came about, he had bought the eatery because someone had disrespected him.And thinking back to it, he never got to ask Ava how much that had cost him. All he knew was he asked her to acquire it, and she did.After the whole getting shot and waking up, he had given twenty million dollars to Layla and her mother, and since then, he had barely spent any money, but he didn't think he had ridden in the same vehicle twice. At least until he started working at the airline.All the cars they had used looked brand new, like Ava had bought them all while he was unconscious for two weeks.He had really spent a lot of money since
Not a lot
Ethan left the office and made his way down the hallway, the quiet buzz of the building almost identical to the noise buzzing inside his mind. He paused briefly outside the restroom, then pushed the door open, letting the cool, sterile air wash over him and then he splashed water on his face. The cold droplets stung a bit, taking him out of his buzzing thoughts, helping him stabilize himself for the next part of his plan for the day.Originally, he intended to just confirm what Lydia would be most comfortable with getting, and then calling Ava to start working out whatever means she would need to create to make sure Lydia receives the money without raising any suspicions that are linked to him.But after the little extra chat they had about some books she had read online, he found himself having doubts about how ready he was for the role he had been thrust into.He splashed his face once more to clear up his mind a little bit more before pulling his phone from his pocket, He dialed
Priority
“Master Ethan, you are doing more than a lot, as a CEO, and even as a person, you have shown more than enough kindness.” You’ve helped Layla and her mother. You’re in the middle of helping Axel, which by the way has gotten you a good number of powerful enemies, while we are still yet to handle the issue where you got shot from two weeks ago.“You are putting yourself everywhere you can fit sir, and now you want to intervene for another woman?”She took another pause yet again, letting her words have enough time to settle in his mind.“Sir, with all due respect, you have done more than enough sir. And not to deter your heart from being in the right place, but I believe you might want to slow down a bit.”“I have a feeling that at this rate, you would want to help everyone that got affected by this fraud that has been happening at the airline.”“While I am not concerned about the financial implications, because I know that even if you gave a billion dollars to each employee that lost t
Worth your life
Ava didn’t press further after that. She just acknowledged his instructions, but not without reminding him to be careful, for his sake and the sake of everyone around him.Ethan ran a hand through his hair, absorbing her words in silence. Even though he didn’t say it out, he could feel the weight of the responsibility that actually came with being who he was.One wrong move and a lot of lives could be ruined.“I understand, Ava,” he said finally, keeping his voice calm but firm. “But some things are necessary. Or would you rather I turn a blind eye to Lydia’s condition?”Ava didn’t reply immediately, but her sigh was audible, heavy with exasperation and worry. “Just… don’t make a habit of this, Master Ethan. You’re already stretching yourself too thin, and every person you try to help becomes another risk to both of you.”“I will do as you have instructed, but I must confess, I don’t like this plan, and I don’t think you should either.”Ethan pressed his lips together, considering