All Chapters of No One Hurts My Daughter and Lives: Chapter 81
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Chapter 81
Bryce shook his head so fast it might have snapped loose from his neck. "No, no. I'll have the money wired to Vale Group's account immediately."His fingers scrambled for his phone, the screen light harsh against his ashen face. He punched in the number for his company's finance department and pressed the device to his ear, every shred of his usual arrogance gone."Transfer one hundred million from the corporate account to Vale Group right now. First thing tomorrow morning, take a team over there personally to apologize on our behalf."Silence stretched a beat too long before the accountant spoke, confusion bleeding through the line. "Sir, that capital is earmarked for our current project. The investment deadline is the day after tomorrow. If you pull it now, construction progress could stall indefinitely.""Did I stutter?" Bryce's voice cracked like a whip. "I don't care about progress or deadlines. Wire that money this instant, or you can clear out your desk by
Chapter 82
Under normal circumstances, Hunter Thornton would never have come to the construction site in person. He had people for that, layers of intermediaries who handled the family's less dignified business. But last night, the Marshal's Office had gotten involved, and that changed everything. Combined with the message Bryce had sent before disappearing, the directive was clear: apologize to the people at Vale Group. Hunter weighed his options and made the only rational choice.He arrived at the site with a small entourage, his expression carefully neutral, his posture one of deliberate humility.Serena Vale stared at him, and the site supervisor beside her wore the same look of bewildered confusion. An apology was the last thing either of them had expected this morning."Mr. Thornton," the supervisor said slowly, "why would you apologize to us? Our site wasn't shut down by your people."Hunter dipped into a second bow, deeper than the first, holding it long enough for