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Chapter 271
It was past midnight, the quiet hour where the city seemed to hold its breath. Only a few streetlights flickered, casting long shadows across the glistening pavement.Rain began to fall—light at first, then heavier, until the world seemed cloaked in silver threads.Ava walked down the dim street, soaked to the skin, heels clicking slowly against the wet asphalt. Her once-elegant dress clung to her frame, her hair plastered to her forehead. But she didn’t stop. Didn’t flinch.Her thoughts were louder than the storm.I’ve lost Langtech… reduced to a figurehead in a company my father built with his own hands.Is it really this hard for a woman to rise in the business world?Grandmother always preferred my cousin—simply because he’s a man. My father’s battling illness thousands of miles away, and Mom? All she ever does is complain or blame.What the hell do I do now?She stopped walking and stood in the middle of the road, staring up at the night sky. Rain streaked her cheeks—tears, hidde
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The crimson liquid drenched their suits. Droplets clung to their hair, ran down their cheeks, soaked into their collars.Stanley blinked, stunned, his lips parting in shock. Then—“You bitch!” he snarled, pointing a shaking finger at Ava. “How dare you?!”Before he could take another breath, his face twisted in discomfort.Then his stomach convulsed.He doubled over violently, coughing—then vomiting onto the pristine marble floor.“Stanley!” Albert cried, rushing to his side. “Spit it out! Spit it all out!”But mid-panic, Albert’s face went pale. He clutched his gut, trembling.“W-What the hell—?” he stuttered, before dropping to his knees beside Stanley and retching as well, choking on his own spit.Ava stood over them, her heels clicking sharply as she stepped back. Her eyes were blazing with fury, her expression tight with disgust.“You disgusting pieces of garbage,” she said, voice trembling with rage. “You thought you could drug me? Trick me into signing that deal and hand me ove
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Adam stood by the grand window of the Langston Mansion’s sitting room, arms folded, eyes focused on the blackening sky beyond the glass. Something felt off. The way Albert spoke. The tone of Stanley’s so-called "interest." The deal itself. Fifty million? Overnight? With Ava having no active control of Langtech? It didn’t make sense. Adam’s senses had long surpassed those of an ordinary man. His hearing, his instincts—razor-sharp. And from the moment that call ended, something inside him stirred. Like blood before a storm. He turned slowly, watching Ava as she applied light makeup before the hallway mirror. Her hands trembled slightly, though her face was composed. “Miss Ava,” he said at last, his voice calm but direct. “You’re not so naïve to believe someone would hand over that kind of partnership… to someone stripped of any real power. Are you?” She froze. The room was quiet for a beat too long. Then, without turning around, Ava snapped, “Just shut up and get the car read
Chapter 268
The Langston Mansion.it's been few days after Ava gave her company to Carson, and the whole family has been celebrating every since apart from her. Inside, on a velvet armchair tucked beside the fireplace, Ava sat curled into herself—knees to chest, arms wrapped around her legs like a shield.She hadn’t spoken much in days.She hadn’t eaten properly either.Her hair was a little messier than usual, her skin pale, her eyes red and swollen. The fight in her—the spark that once made boardrooms fall silent—was dim now. Langtech was gone. Stripped from her. And with it, something inside her had shattered.Across the room, Adam leaned silently against the wall, a warm cup of tea in hand. He hadn't left her side since that day. No meetings. No outings. Nothing. Just quiet support. A shadow to her grief.He took a slow sip of the tea, watching her with a heaviness in his eyes.It’s been days, he thought. And she still hasn’t come back to herself.The silence was unbearable, yet he dared not
Chapter 267
“I refuse to hand over my company!” Ava’s voice rang through the grand Langston mansion like a thunderclap.The room fell silent for a moment, the tension stretching like a drawn bowstring. Christie’s gaze turned cold, her eyes narrowing as she slowly raised her hand and pointed at Ava, trembling with indignation."How dare you!"Ava however spoke back pointing back at her. “You have no right to speak to me that way,” she said, voice laced with venom. “You're not even a real Langston by blood.”Christie stabbed her finger toward herself. “I married into this family, bore its name, defended its legacy, and I’ll be laid to rest in the Langston ancestral hall. What about you, Ava?”Christie’s voice climbed with each word, her fury palpable. “You're a woman. One day you'll marry, take another man’s name, and birth children who don't even belong to this family. You think you can lead us?”“I don’t care what you say!” Ava shouted, stepping forward, fire burning in her eyes. “Langtech was my
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The once-celebratory atmosphere at the Langston Mansion had turned ice-cold.Christie stood in the middle of the grand hall, her face twisted with rage, the contract trembling in her grip.“Langtech is listed as a partner… and Langston Heights… is just a processing plant?” she hissed, her voice rising with each word.Then—smack!She hurled the document onto the marble floor. Pages scattered like fallen leaves.“WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?” she roared. “Who dares make a fool out of me!?”Carson, pale-faced and stunned, stumbled forward, flipping through the pages again in disbelief.“F-Fuck…” he muttered, panic flooding his expression. “I was tricked! Someone… someone pulled a fast one on me!”From the corner, Ava’s head snapped up.Eyes wide, she rushed over and dropped to one knee beside the scattered papers. Her hands trembled as she snatched up the file, scanning it with frantic eyes.“What…?” she gasped. “Langtech is the main partner?”She checked again—confirmed.A cry of elation bur
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