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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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The room remained deathly silent. Jackson couldn't take his eyes off the photographs scattered across the table. Each one was a ghost from his past, a mistake. And Steven possessed every single one. For years, Jackson had convinced himself those events were buried. Forgotten, but now he realized the horrifying truth. Steven had known about it all this time. He stood by the fireplace, calm like a judge delivering a sentence that had already been decided long ago. Jackson finally found his voice. "What now?" The question came out weaker than he intended. Steven slowly turned toward him. His expression remained unreadable. "What now?" A faint smile appeared on his face. Not a pleasant smile. The kind that made a man's stomach turn. "Now you understand." Jackson frowned. "Understand what?" Steven's eyes hardened. "Why you have nothing." The answer struck like a hammer... Steven Kahuna took several slow steps forward. "You spent years telling yourself I destroyed yo
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The room fell silent after Steven's last words. "I never betrayed my family..." The statement lingered in the air, it was heavy and unavoidable. Jackson sat motionless. His fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. Yet Steven remained calm, he stood before the fireplace, staring into the dancing flames. For a long moment, neither man spoke. Then Steven broke the silence. "You know what's interesting, Jackson?" His voice was quiet and controlled. Jackson didn't answer. Steven wasn't expecting one. "People think I destroyed the Milton Group because I wanted revenge." A faint smile touched his lips. "But that's not true." Jackson finally looked up. His eyes narrowing. "Then why?" Steven turned toward him. The smile vanished. Completely. Because this wasn't a conversation. It was a reckoning. "I destroyed the Milton Group because you all most especially you, don't deserve it." The answer struck harder than Jackson expec
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