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CHAPTER 033
The battle line had just been drawn, and no one was backing out so easily. The morning sun poured through the wide glass windows of Jedro’s countryside estate, but peace did not follow. Jedro’s phone buzzed endlessly on the table beside his untouched breakfast. Headlines flashed across the screen, his own media team forwarding links, clips, and public statements. “Steven Milton Presumed Dead—Last Seen After Breaking Engagement Ties with Guler Heiress” “Conspiracy or Truth? The Missing Milton Heir and the Shadow of the Guler Family” His jaw tightened, knuckles whitening around his glass of water. “This is Jackson,” he muttered, voice like steel grinding against stone, “He most definitely is the one pulling this stunt, so manipulative!” Dianna, seated opposite him, felt the blood drain from her face. Her spoon clattered against her plate. “Dead?” she whispered, heart sinking. She recalled Jackson telling her Steven was gone and not returning, could it be he had a han
CHAPTER 032
Dianna’s hands balled into fists at her sides. “Father, Father, Father!” she snapped, her voice breaking under the weight of years of obedience. “Every choice in my life has been made for him. Who I see, who I speak to, who I marry. Do you think I don’t know how this family works? Do you think I don’t know what he wants me to be? But I’m not his pawn anymore, Jedro. I won’t be!” Jedro’s eyes narrowed. “And so you’d rather be Jackson Milton’s pawn?” “That’s not fair!” she shot back, tears threatening to spill. “Jackson isn’t perfect, but he never treated me like some bargaining chip. He sees me, Jedro. He sees Dianna—not the Guler heiress, not a pawn, not some trophy to parade around.” Jedro leaned forward in his chair, his gaze piercing through her defenses. “What you call ‘love,’ sister, is weakness. And weakness is fatal in this world. Father raised us to rule, not to surrender ourselves to passions that blind us, and Jackson, he is after power and wouldn't mind steppi
CHAPTER 031
Finally, her trembling lips parted. “…Jedro.” The recognition in her voice made Jackson falter for a heartbeat. “Brother?” he muttered under his breath, stunned as to why he was there and why now after all this time? Could it be he knew about his dealings with Steven, that he had something to do with his demise? But Jedro gave him no time to recover. With a sharp motion of his hand, his men stepped forward, creating a wall of force between Jackson and Dianna. Jackson rose from his seat slowly, his jaw tightening, the protective edge in his posture unmistakable. He stood toe-to-toe with Jedro, who had the height and presence of a storm brewing on the horizon. Jackson’s voice cut through the tense silence. “I don’t care who you are. You don’t get to barge in here and drag her away like she’s some possession. Dianna’s with me.” Jedro’s piercing eyes flicked over him with disdain. His lips curved into something that wasn’t quite a smile. “And you must be Jackson Milton…
CHAPTER 030
Jackson's car engine, purred to life as he drove farther away from the villa, away from the guarded walls and the expectations pressing down on Dianna’s shoulders. Inside the car, silence stretched, but it wasn’t uncomfortable. It was thick and somewhat charged with old feelings and unspoken truths. Finally, Dianna spoke, her voice quiet, almost fragile. “Why now, Jackson?” He kept his eyes on the road, though his jaw tightened. “Because I can’t lose you again. I’ve lost the company. Helen has that in her grip. And Steven…” He paused, letting the name settle like smoke. “…Steven’s gone.” Her head turned sharply. “Gone?” “Yes,” Jackson said, his tone low, almost reverent. “I’ve been told he’s dead. And when I heard… when I knew… the first thought that came to me wasn’t triumph. It wasn’t relief. It was you.” Her heart thudded painfully. Steven’s death was news that should have crushed her, he was her fiance but strangely, she didn’t crumble. Instead, her chest tighten
CHAPTER 029
The room went still for a moment. Then Harry met his gaze evenly. “And if anyone ever dared harm your daughter, Finn, not even the frozen north would be enough to hide them from me.” There was a long silence, the air in the cabin suddenly felt thick and suffocating. Then Finn’s lips twitched upward. He extended his hand for a handshake. “Good. That’s how in-laws should speak.” They clasped hands, iron grip against iron grip. That signified their alliance with each other as they all laughed and ate around the fire. The next day, they hiked across a glacier under a pale sun. The wind howled, snow crunching beneath their boots. Finn spoke as they walked. “Harry, when I was young, I built everything with my bare hands. I slept in snow caves, fought wolves for food, clawed my way up. That’s why I came here—to remind myself and my partners that wealth means nothing without will. Do you understand?” Harry adjusted his scarf against the freezing wind. “I do. And I respect it. Bu
CHAPTER 028
Meanwhile, miles away from the geographical location of Riverage City is a countryside, Alaska. The sky above Alaska stretched vast and merciless, one of white and gray clouds that kissed the peaks of the mountains. The cold was sharp, biting, a reminder that men who came here had to be made of sterner nature. Finn Guler was such a man! Broad-shouldered, his breath fogging as he tightened the strap of his parachute, he looked out across the glacier valley below with the calm detachment of a hunter about to leap into the unknown. Beside him, Harry Milton was less calm. His lips moved in a mutter as if calculating risks, costs, and perhaps the absurdity of skydiving at his age. But he couldn’t show weakness not here, not now, and definitely not in front of Finn Guler, the man whose favor he needed. “Six months in this frozen wasteland, and you still haven’t gotten used to the cold?” Finn asked, his voice carrying both amusement and challenge. Harry pulled his goggles
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