All Chapters of Tell the World, The Hidden Magnate is Back : Chapter 11
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CH 11
The guards moved closer with professional efficiency.Lily's heart hammered against her ribs hard enough to hurt. She had no pass, no invitation, no explanation for why she was here except that Ethan had gestured her into his car and she'd innocently followed.She tugged at Ethan's sleeve. "We should go."He didn't move. Didn't even look at her. Just stood there perfectly calm and still, like he was waiting for something.The lead guard stopped in front of them. "Sir. Ma'am. I need to see your passes."Lily's throat closed. Former business partners were staring at her now—people she'd begged for investments, people who'd deleted her number after the bankruptcy. All of them watching her about to be thrown out like garbage.She tugged at Ethan's sleeve again, harder this time. "Ethan, we should really go now."He remained perfectly still."Sir." The guard's voice sharpened into authority. "Your passes. Now."Ethan looked at him with calm, dark eyes. "We don't have passes."Triumph blaze
CH 12
Whispers exploded into shouts. Phones appeared. Cameras flashed.Velmoré Group. Lily's company. The one that had died six months ago.Vivian's face went from pale to gray. "That's impossible. There must be some mistake." Her voice climbed higher with each word. "Yesterday's press conference confirmed everything. I haven't received any termination notice—"Her phone buzzed.Once. Twice. Three times in rapid succession.She fumbled it from her purse with shaking hands. The screen lit her face blue-white as she read, and Lily watched her expression crumble like wet paper."No." The word barely made it past her lips. "No, this isn't—"Ryan grabbed the phone. Read. His tan drained to ash."Suspected violations," he said quietly. "Three days to submit evidence or face formal investigation.""Fix this." Vivian snatched the phone back, her perfectly manicured nails digging into Ryan's arm hard enough to leave marks. "You know people. You have connections. Fix this right now."Ryan said nothin