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CHAPTER 462
For the first time in many years... Al-Hakimi found himself speechless. Not because he lacked answers. Not because he lacked intelligence. But because the man standing before him had completely shattered every assumption he had made. He had traveled thousands of miles to Riverage City believing he understood the situation. Believing he could still negotiate. Believing he could still salvage something. Now he wasn't so sure. The room remained silent. Steven stood near the fireplace. Calm. Unmoved. Almost indifferent. Princewill remained by the side, observing quietly. His face revealed nothing. But internally? Even he was surprised. Because in all the years he had worked with Steven... He had never imagined seeing Al-Hakimi walk into Riverage City personally. The man was infamous for his pride. Infamous for his arrogance. Infamous for making others come to him. Yet here he was. Standing inside Steven's estate. Seeking an audience. See
CHAPTER 461
The first sign of breaking pride is silence. And for Al-Hakimi, silence had become unbearable. For days, he had watched his empire shift beneath him like unstable ground. Nothing had collapsed outright. Nothing had been publicly exposed. Nothing had been officially taken. And yet everything felt… lost. Accounts monitored. Partners distancing. Legal structures quietly activated. Invisible pressure tightening from every direction. It wasn’t a war anymore. It was a slow suffocation. And Al-Hakimi hated suffocation more than defeat. He stood in his office long after midnight, staring at the black chess king on his desk. That single piece had done more damage than any threat. More damage than any lawsuit. More damage than any gun or accusation. Because it had done something far worse. It had made him uncertain. And men like him did not survive uncertainty for long. The decision came quietly. Not in rage. Not in fear. But in calculation. If Stev
CHAPTER 460
Al-Hakimi removed the chess piece from his desk, slowly and carefully. As though it might burn him should he remove it any other way. The black king felt heavier than it should have. Or maybe it was just his mind playing tricks on him. He turned it over, there was nothing, no tracking devices, no hidden message. Just a perfectly carved piece of wood. Which somehow made it worse. Because it meant someone had physically placed it there. Inside his home, inside his office, past his guards, past everything he had built to feel untouchable. His jaw tightened. "Find out who delivered this." His voice was calm, too calm. One of his security heads nodded immediately. "We are already reviewing footage, sir." "Good." But even as he spoke, Al-Hakimi already knew what they would find. Nothing useful. Men like Steven Kahuna didn’t leave obvious footprints. They left consequences. Only consequences. Al-Hakimi leaned back in his chair. For the first time i
CHAPTER 459
Al-Hakimi didn't sleep that night. The phone call lasted less than ten seconds. Yet those ten seconds refused to leave his mind. "Mr. Kahuna sends his regards." Nothing more, nothing less, there were no threat. No demands, no warnings. Which somehow made it worse, far worse. Because men like Steven Kahuna didn't waste words. If Steven wanted to threaten someone, he could. If Steven wanted revenge, he would take it. The fact that he had done neither unsettled Al-Hakimi more than he cared to admit. By sunrise, he was already inside his private office. Three security chiefs stood before him. All of them looking nervous. "Double the perimeter security." The men nodded. "Yes, sir." "Review every employee." "Yes, sir." "Every contractor." "Yes, sir." "Every visitor." The three men exchanged glances. They knew something was wrong, very wrong because this wasn't normal, not even for Al-Hakimi. After they left, the office became silent once mor
CHAPTER 458
Thousands of miles away. Inside a luxurious seaside villa protected by armed guards and security systems, Al-Hakimi stood on a private balcony overlooking the dark ocean. The waves crashed against the rocks below. The night was calm. Peaceful. And for the first time in years, so was he. A glass of aged wine rested in his hand as he stared at the horizon. A faint smile played on his lips. The storm had passed. At least that was what he believed. Months earlier, after realizing Steven Kahuna was relentlessly uncovering the truth, Al-Hakimi had made a calculated move. A very calculated move. He had handed Steven evidence. Not all of it, but enough. Enough documents. Enough communications. Enough financial records. Enough proof to expose Jackson Milton's involvement. Enough to redirect Steven's fury. Enough to paint himself as merely a businessman who had been dragged into another man's schemes. And since then? Nothing. No retaliation, no attack
CHAPTER 457
Jackson couldn't remember how he left the estate. One moment he was sitting inside Steven's private lounge. The next, he was walking through the massive gates. Alone. The night air felt colder than before. Or perhaps it was just him. His legs felt heavy. His chest tight. His mind overwhelmed. The words kept replaying inside his head. "They'll be visiting you behind bars." Again and again. For the first time in years, Jackson Milton was truly terrified. Not because Steven had threatened him. No. The frightening part was that Steven hadn't threatened him at all. He had simply stated facts. And Steven Kahuna was not a man who spoke without certainty. A taxi pulled up. Jackson climbed inside. The driver asked for an address. Jackson gave it absentmindedly. Then stared out the window for the entire journey. The city lights blurred past. But he barely saw them. Because his mind had gone somewhere else. Years into the past. Back to the
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