All Chapters of The unstoppable vengeance of Micheal Krux. : Chapter 31
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31; Price of silence
Chapter 31; The Price of SilenceLayla Luxter POVThe tension from the boardroom did not leave me when I stepped out; it followed me down the corridor, settled into my chest, and stayed there like something unfinished that refused to be ignored. Every face I passed carried a different expression now, some cautious, some curious, and a few openly dismissive, as if my position had quietly shifted overnight without anyone needing to announce it.By the time I reached my office, I already knew the day was not going to settle into anything normal.I closed the door behind me and stood still for a moment, letting the silence settle, but even that felt different. The air felt heavier, like the room itself knew something had changed before I did.My phone vibrated against the desk.I glanced at the screen.Unknown number.For a second, I considered ignoring it, but something in me resisted that instinct. I picked it up and answered.“Hello?” I said.There was no immediate reply.Just a faint
32; The man in the glass office
Chapter 32 ; The Man in the Glass OfficeMichael Krux POVBy the time I returned to the tower, the story had already begun to turn.Not loudly, not in a way that drew immediate attention, but in the subtle, controlled shifts that mattered more than headlines. The markets were adjusting, internal reports were being rewritten, and people who had spent years feeling secure were beginning to check over their shoulders without fully understanding why.That was how pressure worked best.It didn’t explode.It tightened.I stepped out of the elevator into the executive floor, the quiet immediately noticeable. Staff moved with purpose, but their movements carried a different energy now, sharper, more aware, as if the building itself had started to recognize a change in authority.“Sir,” my assistant said, standing as I approached.“Schedule,” I replied.“You have a meeting in fifteen minutes,” she said. “Unscheduled. He insisted.”I stopped.“Who?” I asked.She hesitated just slightly.“He did
33. The name that should break him
Chapter 33; The Name That Should Break HimMichael Krux POVI did not ask the question twice.When a man like him chose his moment, repeating myself would only give him time to reshape the answer, and I had already learned that every word from him carried intention. I stood there with the file still in my hand, the weight of it no longer paper but implication, and waited.My grandfather did not rush.He walked back toward the window, his reflection faint against the glass as the city lights stretched behind him, and for a moment it felt like he was placing himself between me and everything I thought I knew.“Because,” he said slowly, “you are about to make a mistake you cannot reverse.”I let out a quiet breath, not in frustration, but in calculation.“I’ve been making moves, not mistakes,” I replied.“That depends on what you believe you’re correcting,” he said, turning slightly toward me. “If your foundation is wrong, then everything built on it collapses.”The words were calculate
34: Secrets Don’t Stay Buried
Chapter 34; Secrets Don’t Stay BuriedLayla tried reading the report again for what felt like the tenth time, but the words no longer made sense to her. She eventually dropped the file on the desk and leaned back into her chair with a frustrated sigh.Michael Krux had walked into her office barely an hour ago, yet it felt like he had left a storm behind.“You were there.”That sentence kept replaying inside her head no matter how hard she tried to ignore it.At first she wanted to dismiss everything he said as another manipulation tactic, but the problem was that her mother’s reaction earlier had ruined that option for her. Her mother looked terrified the moment Michael mentioned the accident, and Layla knew her mother too well to mistake that kind of fear.The silence.The hesitation.The way she avoided certain questions.Something was definitely being hidden from her.Layla stood up from her chair and walked toward the large glass window behind her desk. Abuja’s evening traffic mo
35; The name Nobody mentioned
Chapter 35; The Name Nobody MentionedLayla could not sleep.She turned several times on the bed before finally giving up and sitting upright. The digital clock beside her bed showed 12:47 AM, but her mind still replayed everything that happened earlier at the office and later at the mansion.Michael’s face.Her father’s anger.Gabriel’s silence.Nothing about today felt normal.The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became. Everyone reacted too strongly whenever Michael Krux was mentioned, and nobody seemed willing to explain why. It felt like she had walked into the middle of a war that started long before she even realized it existed.After sitting quietly for another few minutes, Layla slipped out of bed and wore a light robe before leaving her room.The mansion was unusually quiet at that hour. Only a few lights remained on downstairs, casting soft shadows across the expensive hallway walls. As Layla approached the staircase, she noticed a faint light coming fr
36; The woman nobody spoke about
Chapter 36; The Woman Nobody Spoke About The next morning, Layla woke up with a headache. She barely slept after overhearing the conversation outside her father’s study, and the little rest she managed to get only left her more exhausted. Her mind kept replaying the same sentence over and over again. “If Michael ever finds out what truly happened to his mother, then all of us are finished.” That sentence refused to leave her alone. Layla stood in front of the bathroom mirror while adjusting the sleeve of her cream blouse, but her thoughts were far from the reflection staring back at her. Who was Michael’s mother? And what could have happened so badly that even her father sounded afraid after all these years? Downstairs, the dining room was unusually quiet. Her father sat at the head of the table reading financial reports while a cup of coffee rested beside him untouched. Gabriel was there too, typing something on his phone with a tired expression. Nobody spoke imme
37; The Price of Power
Chapter 37; The Price of PowerThe sound of the cup shattering against the floor echoed across the dining room.Nobody moved immediately.Dark coffee spread slowly across the polished tiles while broken glass scattered beneath the table, but Layla barely noticed any of it. Her eyes remained fixed on the article displayed on her tablet.Seven percent.Someone had secretly acquired seven percent of Luxter Energy without the board noticing.That alone was terrifying.But Michael Krux being connected to it made the situation far worse.Gabriel collected his phone quickly and refreshed the news page again as if hoping the report would suddenly disappear.It did not.More headlines were already appearing.FINANCIAL EXPERTS QUESTION LUXTER ENERGY’S STABILITYMYSTERY INVESTOR SHAKES BUSINESS MARKETWHO IS BACKING MICHAEL KRUX?Her father looked furious.“No,” he muttered angrily. “No, no, no… this is impossible.”Gabriel stood up immediately. “Sir, we need to calm down first and verify the i
38; The Shareholder Meeting
Chapter 38 ; The Shareholder MeetingLayla could barely concentrate during the drive to Luxter Energy.Her father had not spoken since leaving the mansion, and Gabriel looked just as tense beside her in the back seat. The atmosphere inside the car felt suffocating, thick with the kind of silence people carried when they were expecting trouble but could not stop it from coming.The moment their car entered the company premises, Layla noticed reporters gathered outside the building.Cameras flashed immediately.“Mr. Luxter! Is it true Michael Krux now owns part of Luxter Energy?”“Sir, are the rumors about internal conflict true?”“Miss Layla, do you know Michael Krux personally?”Security hurried to clear a path while Gabriel’s expression darkened further.Layla frowned as they entered the building quickly.This was bad.Very bad.The company’s internal problems were no longer staying private.Inside the executive elevator, her father finally spoke.“That boy is trying to embarrass th
39; The Seat He was Supposed to have
Chapter 39; The Seat He Was Never Supposed to HaveThe entire boardroom fell silent after Michael spoke.“A seat at this table.”Nobody reacted immediately because the statement itself felt unreal.Luxter Energy had always belonged to the Luxter family. Even major shareholders understood the invisible line they were not supposed to cross. They invested, earned profits, attended meetings, then went home.But Michael was not behaving like an ordinary shareholder.He was behaving like somebody who intended to take control.Marcus adjusted his glasses nervously before speaking. “Mr. Krux, with all due respect, seven percent does not automatically guarantee you a board position.”Michael nodded calmly. “Normally, yes.”Layla noticed the slight emphasis on the word normally.Then Aria stepped forward and placed several documents on the table one after another.“But these do,” Michael added.Gabriel immediately collected one of the files while the other board members hurried to open theirs.
40; the interview
Chapter 40; The InterviewBy the time Layla followed Gabriel downstairs, the entire company building already felt chaotic.Employees stood in clusters whispering nervously across the lobby while reporters pushed against the security barriers outside the glass entrance doors. Phones rang nonstop at the reception desks, and several assistants hurried through the hallways carrying documents with visibly panicked expressions.Luxter Energy had never looked this disorganized before.Layla spotted Daniel near the elevators trying unsuccessfully to calm two shareholders who were speaking over each other angrily.“What exactly is happening?” one of them demanded.“Our stocks are still dropping!”“We need an official statement immediately!”Gabriel walked past them without stopping. “Conference room. Ten minutes.”The men followed immediately.Layla remained standing near the lobby television as the business news continued playing across the giant screen mounted against the wall.And there he