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In Caelan's office, ten minutes later.Harven Colt sat in the chair in front of Caelan's desk in the manner of someone very accustomed to sitting in front of other people's desks but never looking like a subordinate."I want to offer something more concrete, Doctor Voss." His fingers interlocked on the table. "A long-term contract, with compensation far exceeding the numbers typically found in this industry, exclusive research facilities, and access to the Aurelian network across all cities." His eyes looked directly at Caelan. "You've proven that you're an asset that can't be placed in any ordinary category. And I don't want to lose you to another hospital that's certainly already preparing their offer right now."Caelan listened until he finished."I appreciate this offer, Mr. Colt. Truly." He placed his hands on the desk in a way that already showed where his answer was heading before the words came out. "But I don't want to be tied to a contract that limits my freedom to move. Not
Chapter 175
Eight in the morning, The Grandeur's Presidential Suite.Sunlight came through curtains not fully closed, falling across the dining table where two plates—one with toast and eggs, the other empty except for a one-liter milk carton—had been waiting since Layla brought them up ten minutes ago.Caelan sat on the left side, eating toast in the manner of someone already very accustomed to this morning's rhythm.Rex beside him, straw in mouth, eyes on the TV screen on in front of them.On that screen, the evening anchor who had already switched to the morning session was delivering something in a tone different from usual. More careful, more pauses between sentences, the manner of someone delivering something that didn't yet have all the answers."—Harrison Blake, chief director of Blake Medical Group, was found dead last night in the parking area of his own building. Police have stated that CCTV footage shows no suspicious traces—cameras in the building did not capture any suspicious indiv
Chapter 174
"Caelan Voss?!" Harrison stepped back one pace—reflex, not a decision. "What are you doing here?! You destroyed my office—""You're still asking why I came?" Caelan stepped in from the empty window frame, shards of glass crunching beneath his shoes. "You should know the answer better than anyone.""I don't know what you're talking about!" Harrison tried to keep his tone steady. "You entered my office without permission, you destroyed—""Not going to admit it?" Caelan stopped in the middle of the room. "That's fine."His hand didn't rise. His expression didn't change."I'll end your life here regardless."Harrison felt something behind his chest—not from those words, but from the way they came out. Flat. Without drama. Like someone stating something he had decided long before tonight.His hand moved toward the desk, toward his phone.He had to call someone to save him, anyone.But before his hand reached the phone, Caelan was already behind him.Caelan's hand gripped the back of his ne
Chapter 173
Blake Medical Group, executive floor.The room was dim, only the desk lamp on, with Velmont's nighttime panorama beyond the large glass window.On the long sofa in the corner of the room, Demina—a long blonde-haired assistant who had worked at Blake Medical Group for three years—sat on top of Harrison in a way both of them already understood very well as part of the "work" never written in her official contract.Her shirt had been on the floor for several minutes now.Harrison lay beneath her with his tie already loosened, his fingers moving mischievously, exploring every place that made Demina moan, pressing at points he already knew very well from encounters like this before. Demina responded in a way no longer held back because she already knew no one would hear through that closed door.Her voice rose, then rose again.Until one final moment that made her body stop moving before she slumped back, her head on Harrison's shoulder, her breathing not yet steady.Harrison pushed her to
Chapter 172
The plane landed at Velmont Airport at exactly eight fifty in the evening.Caelan stepped out of the arrivals terminal with one bag on his shoulder—light, because he hadn't brought much when he left four days ago. Velmont's air tonight was different from Valcoria's, which was more humid and more open. This was air he already knew, with the distinctive mix of a city that had been his space to move in for long enough.Outside the terminal, a row of cabs was already waiting.Caelan got into the first one."The Grandeur."The driver nodded without additional questions. That name was already enough to provide the direction needed.Velmont at night passed by the window in a familiar way. Lights along the streets, buildings he already knew by their respective positions, intersections he had passed through too many times to still feel new.But his thoughts weren't fully on the outside of the window.In his bag, the document from Dustin Mourne was still there—three hundred billion dollars in n
Chapter 171
Three days in Valcoria passed in a way different from any three days Caelan had spent anywhere before.Mornings and afternoons for Sayla—acupuncture sessions growing shorter as her condition improved, herbal infusions with dosages adjusted each day, and sunbathing on the terrace that had become a ritual Sayla looked forward to every morning.Nights for himself.The remaining twenty percent of yin energy in Sayla's body was absorbed in the last two sessions—slower than before, more measured, in a way that ensured Sayla's body didn't feel a sudden loss that could disrupt her recovery process.And from those two sessions, combined with the long meditations that filled his nights in the Mourne mansion's back garden, Caelan felt something he already knew very well.Fifth Realm Level Five.No excessive internal celebration. Just the acknowledgment of someone who had already understood that every level was a step, not a destination.---The meeting with Vance happened on the second day.Dust
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