Mr. Clinton listened to the secretary’s whisper without saying a word.For several seconds, he remained completely still, his expression unreadable. Then he gave a brief nod.“All right,” he said quietly. “That will be all.”The secretary bowed and left the room, closing the door behind him.The moment he was gone, Clinton turned back to the men around the table. The frustration in his face had deepened, and the confidence he had displayed earlier was now replaced by something far more serious.“Gentlemen,” he began, “it appears that we have our work cut out for us.”No one spoke.“We are facing a much larger problem than we initially believed. This is no longer simply a matter of a new competitor entering the market. This man has made a direct move against everything we have spent years building.”He pushed himself to his feet.“I have just received confirmation that he has invested one billion dollars in Ferrari.”The room fell silent.“And another billion in Mercedes.”The news str

William’s father followed Megan into her office with the quiet, respectful manner of a man who was deeply grateful for an opportunity he believed had been handed to him through kindness rather than influence, and as soon as the door closed behind them, Megan moved around her desk and lowered herself into her chair while Victoria remained standing close beside her, watching the older man with a composed expression that revealed nothing of the thoughts moving behind her eyes.For several long seconds, Megan said nothing.Her attention was fixed completely on William’s father, not because she doubted that he was a decent man, but because the entire situation before her had become impossible to understand. If William truly possessed the wealth, influence, and power that everyone seemed to be whispering about, if he truly owned companies and moved through the business world with the confidence of someone who could purchase almost anything he wanted, then why would his own father be standin

Megan sat perfectly still for several long seconds, processing the weight of what William’s father had just declared with such unwavering certainty. She had walked into that office fully prepared for a very different reaction. She had imagined that revealing William’s true identity might unsettle him, that showing him the disturbing footage Kai had provided might shake the pride he clearly carried for his son. She had expected doubt, hesitation, or at the very least a flicker of concern crossing his face. Instead, she had received the opposite. The man sitting across from her had spoken with a conviction so absolute that it left her momentarily speechless. He had not merely defended William out of blind loyalty; he had spoken as though he genuinely understood his son’s character down to its very foundation, as though no accusation, no matter how severe, could ever shake the trust he had built over a lifetime. It was not the reaction Megan had prepared herself for. And it left her

William’s eyes remained fixed on hers.“And do not misunderstand me,” Megan added. “Seeing your father did not erase what I saw. It only made me question whether I had been given the full story. I am willing to listen because he believes in you so completely, and because I want to know whether that faith is deserved.”She paused, her voice lowering.“But if you expect me to accept a convenient excuse, then you are wasting both your time and mine.”William said nothing.Megan leaned forward, her arms still folded tightly across her chest.“I saw you on that video,” she said. “I saw you when you were killing someone at a restaurant. The footage was too clear, too detailed, and too disturbing for me to dismiss. I cannot, and I will not, continue working with somebody who can take the life of another person without even thinking twice.”Her eyes remained fixed on him.“I have already done what my conscience demanded of me by preparing that resignation letter. The only reason I have not su

Megan lowered the phone slightly, her mind racing as she tried to make sense of everything she had just watched.“Could it be,” she said slowly, almost as though she were trying to convince herself, “that this was simply the version of the video he managed to obtain? Could it be that he was not trying to manipulate me at all, but was genuinely worried about my safety and only shared what he believed to be the truth?”She looked up at William, searching his face for any indication of what he thought about her question.“Could that be the case?”William studied her for a long moment before responding, his tone calm but layered with quiet certainty.“I already knew,” he said, “that it was your so-called boyfriend who showed you that video. That much was obvious the moment you mentioned it. And honestly, it fits perfectly into everything I have already discovered.”Megan’s brows knitted together.“I understand that you probably do not want to hear anything I am about to say,” William cont