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Chapter 40. Twice Bitten.
“Damnit! Damnit all to hell!" Simon cursed as he exited the building, eyes still burning from the residual light of that awful magic display that peasant had put on.Ignoring the looks of the security stationed around, probably wondering why the heir and resident party animal was leaving so early, he stormed towards his Lamborghini, seething all the while.He couldn't believe it! He had been telling the truth about his identity.There was no doubt about it. What with the proof of the twin ring.Swearing, he tapped on the car lock on his phone and with a ping, the car doors immediately opened for his entry.Not wasting any more time, he swept in and closed the doors, adjusted his sleeve once out of habit, and remained still, eyes forward, expression neutral, but his mind was anything but idle. He had already replayed the evening twice before storming out and the second time he did so had irritated him more than the first, because the outcome had not changed no matter how he reframed
Chapter 39. Different.
Noah's jaw tightened visibly, muscles working beneath skin, and for a moment he looked like he might argue further. But instead, he just nodded slightly."I didn't correct you," he admitted. "You're right. I let you believe something that wasn't true, and I should have told you.""Yes," Chantel said, her voice dropping fractionally, losing some of its scolding and carrying instead something more personal, more vulnerable. "You should have."For a moment, neither of them spoke.The noise of the hall seemed to recede, muffled and distant, like they existed in a bubble of silence carved out from the surrounding chaos. "Why?" Chantel asked finally.The question wasn't accusatory this time. Wasn't delivered with the edge of calculation or the weight of judgment. It was quieter, more genuine, the kind of question someone asks when they actually want to understand rather than simply win an argument."Why didn't you tell me?"Noah exhaled slowly, his gaze drifting away for a second as he g
Chapter 38. Safe Keeping.
He stepped onto the stage without pause, his movements unhurried, unforced, carrying none of the theatricality one might expect in a moment so clearly designed to be remembered, and yet there was something about the way he moved that drew the eye more effectively than any practiced performance, something steady and unyielding, like gravity itself had shifted slightly to accommodate him.At first, nothing happened Or at least, nothing obvious.The ring on his finger, the one he had gotten from Rebecca, remained dull, its surface catching only the faintest hint of the ambient light, and for a fraction of a second the tension in the room wavered, uncertainty creeping in at the edges as people exchanged quick, confused glances, as though wondering if they had misjudged the moment, if this strange request would lead to nothing more than an awkward pause and a quiet retreat.Then it flickered.So faint it might have been missed if not for the silence.A thin thread of emerald light slipped
Chapter 37. Sore Loser.
While his father was still smoothing over things, Simon stood motionless, the document still clutched in his whitening fingers.The full weight of his humiliation had settled over him like a suffocating blanket. He had challenged someone he believed to be beneath him, someone he had viewed as an easy target for his particular brand of hazing, only to discover that he had been catastrophically wrong. Worse, he had done so publicly, in front of his father, in front of Nicole, and in front of the assembled crowd of the rich who would undoubtedly discuss this incident in hushed, mocking whispers for weeks to come.The rage that built within Simon was not the hot, explosive kind. This was something colder, more poisonous.It was the fury of wounded pride combined with genuine fear of his father's continued disappointment and the potential fallout for his future within the family business. Without a word, he thrust the document back toward Noah, his movements jerky and barely controlled
Chapter 36. For Whose Namesake.
Simon scoffed, “There is no way in hell, the chairman of Nexus group told you all that." “Then are you accusing me of lying about your family’s security?” Noah replied calmly.“That’s a serious claim.”Simon straightened, doubling down, perhaps sensing that retreat now would be worse than pushing forward. “It’s not a claim, it’s a fact. The display couldn't be altered—”Noah’s expression remained impassive, almost bored, as he regarded Simon with the mild interest one might show a particularly unremarkable painting. He tilted his head slightly, a ghost of a smile playing at the corners of his lips—not mocking, but knowing. The look of a predator."Actually, Simon," Noah began, his tone measured, each word carefully selected for maximum impact, "the decision to display the original Astraea Prime as a decoy was mine. I proposed the strategy to the Chairman directly, and he approved it without hesitation."The words hung in the air like a suspended sentence, their implications slowly
Chapter 35. Plans Falling Into Place.
Why was Noah smiling?In fact why did he look so at ease with the situation that was going on right now?Her breath caught as understanding flooded through her. The last-minute change to the display arrangements. The urgent call to the security team that had come through during the poker game, the argument with the coordinator about his strange decision.The modification that had seemed puzzling at the time, that had raised questions but had been authorized by someone with undeniable authority.Did Noah have something to do with this? She felt questions rise up within her like quick sand.But she said nothing, merely watched as Noah's smile grew slightly wider, as his eyes fixed on Simon with an expression that might have been pity for a man who had just sealed his own humiliation.The silence that followed Simon's triumphant declaration stretched like a rubber band pulled to its breaking point, tension mounting with each passing second. The grand hall seemed to hold its collectiv
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