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Her mother argued that they had only wanted to protect her, but Natalie felt betrayed."Everything we said, everything we pushed for, it was to protect you," her mother said, her voice tight. "You were miserable in that marriage, Natalie. We watched you shrink smaller every year.""Protect me," Natalie repeated bitterly. "Is that what you call it?"She asked why they were suddenly praising a man they had spent years insulting."You spent years calling him unambitious," Natalie said, her voice rising. "Lazy. A burden. Every family dinner, every holiday, someone always found a way to remind me what a disappointment he was. And now suddenly he's brilliant? Now he's exactly the kind of man this family respects?"Her voice broke as she accused them of making her feel as though she had become the foolish one for listening to their advice."I listened to you," Natalie said, her voice cracking. "I trusted you both, and now I'm standing here feeling like the fool for actually doing what you to
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Natalie had recently become much more confident because of Selena's influence. The connections Selena introduced her to were already producing results, and several business discussions that had previously seemed impossible were suddenly moving in Natalie's favor."Another partnership meeting confirmed for next week," her assistant reported, sliding a schedule across her desk. "That's three new opportunities this month alone.""Selena's connections are proving quite valuable," Natalie said, allowing herself a satisfied smile.For the first time since the divorce, she felt that she was finally regaining control of her life. She even began believing that Joshua's success would no longer matter to her because she had found her own way forward. Let him have his headlines, she thought, scrolling through her calendar. I don't need his shadow to build something of my own anymore.That confidence was interrupted when her father summoned her to the executive conference room."Natalie," her fath
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Joshua personally reviewed the evidence recovered from the fake medical team. The men refused to reveal who had hired them, but Monica discovered that their authorization documents had been prepared using information from the same hospital system previously accessed through Adrian Cole."They're not talking," Peter reported, setting a folder on Joshua's desk. "But Monica traced the documents back to the same access point Adrian used before.""Same system, same vulnerability," Monica confirmed. "Someone's been sitting on this access for a while, using it whenever they need it."Joshua ordered Peter to quietly investigate the hospital's internal network while keeping the incident away from the media. "Investigate the network quietly," Joshua said. "No public reports, no statements. I don't want my mother's name anywhere near another headline.""Understood," Peter said. He did not want his mother's name dragged into another public scandal.Meanwhile, Victoria unexpectedly arrived at Josh
Chapter 289 Part 2
"Ms. Sterling, I assure you—" one executive began.Instead of enjoying her difficulties, Joshua unexpectedly stepped in and exposed the executives' fraudulent figures, saving Victoria from signing a disastrous agreement."She's right," Joshua said, stepping forward, drawing surprised glances from everyone in the room, including Victoria. "Your quarterly filing from March shows revenue eighteen percent lower than what you're presenting today. Someone adjusted these numbers before this meeting."The lead executive's face paled. "That's a misunderstanding, Mr. Hart—""It's fraud," Joshua said flatly. "And I'd advise Ms. Sterling not to sign anything until this is properly investigated."Victoria was surprised by Joshua's intervention, especially because helping her could strengthen a rival. She stared at him across the table, her earlier composure momentarily replaced by genuine confusion.She later confronted him about it and discovered that he had not helped her out of kindness."Why d
Chapter 289 Part 1
The hospital director informed Joshua that his mother's medical condition remained stable, but someone had attempted to change one of her medication records again."Mr. Hart," Dr. Reynolds said, his voice tense over the phone, "your mother's condition is stable, but we caught another issue. Someone attempted to alter one of her medication records this afternoon.""Altered how?" Joshua asked, his grip tightening on the phone.The director had stopped the alteration before anything happened, but he warned Joshua that whoever was behind it had access to information from inside the medical system. "We caught it before it went through," Dr. Reynolds said. "But whoever attempted this had legitimate access credentials. This isn't outside interference, Mr. Hart. This is someone with real access inside our system."Joshua immediately connected the incident to the earlier unauthorized access involving Adrian Cole. "This is the same pattern as before," Joshua said quietly. "Adrian Cole's access
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A few days later, Joshua attended a private business meeting concerning a major commercial project his company was preparing to acquire. He expected the negotiations to be routine until a young woman named Victoria Sterling arrived with her own team and calmly announced that her company was competing for the exact same project."Mr. Hart," Victoria said, taking her seat across the table without ceremony, "I hope you weren't expecting an easy afternoon.""I try not to expect anything," Joshua said evenly.Unlike the businessmen who had previously tried to intimidate Joshua, she did not mention Lorenzo, his divorce, or his mysterious reputation. She simply treated him as another businessman standing in her way."Let's begin," Victoria said, opening her own folder without further preamble. "My company's proposal for the Meridian commercial site."The negotiations quickly became tense when Victoria challenged several of Joshua's proposals and exposed weaknesses in the financial structure
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