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Chapter 264Two days later, Adrian was seated in his office, reviewing a set of documents Isabella had forwarded earlier. The room was quiet, the steady hum of the air conditioning blending with the faint movement of papers beneath his fingers.A soft knock came from the door.“Come in,” he said without looking up.The door opened, and his secretary stepped in, her posture slightly uncertain—something Adrian noticed immediately.“Sir… there’s someone outside insisting on delivering a bouquet of flowers to you.”That made his hand pause.“Flowers?” he repeated, lifting his gaze slowly.“Yes, sir,” she replied. “I’m not sure who sent them. I asked, but he refused to disclose the sender. He said you’d only know once you receive it.”Adrian’s brows narrowed slightly.“And if I refuse?”“He said if you’re unwilling to receive it, then you shouldn’t bother asking who sent it.”A faint silence settled in the room.Adrian leaned back slightly, his expression sharpening.“What kind of game is
Chapter 263
Chapter 263By the time Adrian stepped into the boardroom, the atmosphere was already set—quiet, expectant, and tightly wound with anticipation. Every seat around the long polished table was occupied, shareholders seated upright with documents and tablets in front of them, their conversations fading the moment the door opened.He didn’t rush.Adrian walked in with steady, measured steps, his presence alone enough to shift the room into complete silence. Beside him, Director Isabella Reyes moved with the same precision, tablet in hand, her expression composed and focused.All eyes followed them.Without acknowledging the stares, Adrian reached the head of the table and took his seat—the chairman’s seat—like it had always belonged to him. Isabella sat just beside him, already preparing to take notes.A brief silence settled.Then Adrian leaned back slightly, his gaze sweeping once across the room.“Let’s get straight to the point.”No greetings.No formalities.Just business.That was e
Chapter 262
Chapter 262“If you truly care about the accident, why haven’t you come to me until now?” Adrian asked, his tone calm but edged with something sharper beneath.The question lingered for a second.Then the detective scoffed.“I didn’t come because I thought you were the one doing injustice by not talking about it,” Detective Smith replied, his voice firm, unshaken by the pressure around him. “Your guards lost their lives. You survived. And yet, you didn’t think it was worth reopening the case to give them justice.”There was weight in his words.Not accusation alone—conviction.“I tried,” he continued. “Multiple times. I pushed to reopen the case, but it kept getting shut down from above. Disbursed. Buried.”A pause.His eyes hardened slightly.“So I worked. Kept my head down. Pushed forward.”Another pause.“Got myself promoted—just so I could have the authority to reopen it properly.”Silence followed.The kind that wasn’t empty—but heavy with meaning.Adrian chuckled softly.Not moc
Chapter 261
Chapter 261A man stepped into the reception of the Coles Conglomerate, his presence quiet but firm, the kind that didn’t need attention to command it. His shoes echoed faintly against the polished floor as he approached the front desk.The receptionist looked up immediately, offering a professional smile.“Hello, sir. How may I help you?”The man stopped in front of her, his expression calm, unreadable.“I’m Detective Smith,” he said, his voice steady. “I’m here to see the chairman, Adrian Cole.”The words made her pause.A detective?For a brief second, confusion flickered across her face before she composed herself.“…Do you have an appointment with him?” she asked.He shook his head lightly.“No, we don’t have any appointment. We haven’t met before,” he replied. “I just came to see him regarding something from our station.”As he spoke, he reached into his coat and brought out his identification along with an official document, placing it gently on the desk so she could see it cle
Chapter 260
Chapter 260At Raymond Cole’s mansion, the atmosphere was already tense before a single word was spoken.The moment he stepped into the living room, his eyes landed on Evans.Seated casually, one leg crossed over the other, a cigarette between his fingers—smoke curling lazily into the air as if nothing in the world had gone wrong.That sight alone— Was enough.Raymond didn’t slow down.Didn’t speak. He walked straight toward him—And slapped him.The sound cracked through the room like a gunshot.Evans’s head snapped to the side, the cigarette slipping from his fingers and falling to the floor.For a second—Silence.Heavy.Then Evans pushed himself to his feet, eyes blazing with shock and disbelief.“Dad—what the hell was that?”His voice wasn’t just angry.It was stunned.Raymond’s chest rose and fell sharply, his gaze burning with fury.“You’re asking me that?” he shot back. “You have the audacity to ask me that?”He stepped closer, his presence overwhelming, suffocating.“Why did
Chapter 259
Chapter 259She didn’t mention Evans directly, but it didn’t need saying.Adrian stopped near the window.Outside, the city moved normally.Unaware.Or pretending to be.“Let them wait,” he said.Isabella looked up slightly.“…No response?”“Not yet.”A pause.Adrian’s eyes stayed on the city.“Reaction gives them direction.”Isabella understood immediately.If they were reassured too quickly, they would settle.If they were ignored too long, they would panic.But if they were left in the middle—They would expose themselves.She nodded once.“Understood.”She paused, then added,“Also… the medical initiative is moving forward as scheduled. The first production batch is still on track for preliminary rollout testing within forty-eight hours.”That finally pulled a faint shift in Adrian’s focus.He turned slightly.“Any resistance?”“Minimal,” she replied. “A few departments requested additional validation protocols, but they’ve already been addressed.”A pause.“And the specialists?”
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