All Chapters of My Secret TikTok Life: Family Disgrace to Global Kingmaker: Chapter 21
- Chapter 25
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Chapter 21: The Eraser
The train ride to the Bronx was long and mostly silent. We sat in a corner of the nearly empty subway car. Kaelen kept his backpack in his lap, his eyes fixed on the doors at every stop.[System Notification: New Asset 'Kaelen' Detected.] [Status: Highly Vulnerable / High Intelligence.] [Loyalty Probability: 62% (Increases with every Bakar loss).]I ignored the flickering text in my vision as we reached the basement under the laundromat. It was a concrete box that smelled of mildew and hot electronics. A single, naked bulb hung from the ceiling, illuminating metal racks filled with mismatched servers."Welcome to the hole," Kaelen muttered, tossing his bag onto a scarred wood
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Chapter 22: The Remote Extraction
I sat in the dim light of the Bronx basement, my eyes locked on the laptop screen. The "Digital Eraser" was still looping through Kaelen’s mirrors, but the red dot on the security map was stationary. It was hovering over the Sunnyside Diner."She’s sitting in the window," Kaelen whispered, his face pale. "She’s a lighthouse, Salim. If those SUVs pull up, she’s gone. You can't get there in time. It’s three miles."I didn't move. My hands were hovering over the keyboard, but my mind was inside the Ghost Interface. I didn't need to be there physically to be her manager.[System Protocol: Remote Guidance Engaged.] [Target: Elara Vance.] [Connection: Secure VoI
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Chapter 23: The Wraith-Boost
The basement was a tomb of cold concrete, illuminated only by the frantic blue light of Kaelen’s single laptop screen. Elara sat on a milk crate in the corner, her arms wrapped around her knees. She looked exhausted, but her gaze was fixed on me. She had seen the black SUVs at the diner; she knew now that the "Ghost Manager" wasn't just a voice on a burner phone. I was the only thing standing between her and a Bakar holding cell. I leaned against the damp brick wall, my vision swimming. The Ghost Interface was the only thing keeping my head straight. [Current Liquidity: $5.00] [Physical Integrity: 10% (Critical)] [System Recommendation: Immediate Capital Generation.]<
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Chapter 24: The Reprieve
I woke up on the concrete floor to a sound that hadn't been there when I collapsed. It was a deep, rhythmic hum—the kind of vibration that felt like the heartbeat of a sleeping giant. I opened my eyes, and for the first time, I didn't see the dark, damp corners of a basement. I saw the glow of three high-definition monitors flickering with lines of green and white code.Beside the monitors sat a vertical metal rack. It was filled with black server blades, their tiny LEDs blinking in a synchronized dance. Kaelen was slumped in his chair, his head lolling to the side, a half-eaten protein bar still clutched in his hand. He had stayed up al
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Chapter 25: The Vessel
The monitors cast a cool, sterile glow over the basement, a sharp contrast to the warmth of the electric heater Elara had bought. The hum of the new servers was a constant reminder that we were no longer just running. We had spent the money, we had the gear, and for the first time, we had a sense of permanence. But as I watched the data streams, I knew we were missing the most critical piece of the puzzle."We can't scale if I’m the one doing the talking," I said, leaning back in my chair. "Every time I reach out to someone, there’s a risk. If a eighteen-year-old kid in a hoodie tries to sign a contract with a major label or a tech firm, they’re going to look for a parent or a lawyer. They won't see a partner; they'll see a target."Kaelen looked up from his keyboard. "You need a front man. A suit.""A CEO," I corrected. "Someone the world wou
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