Chapter 250
Author: I.khalid
last update2026-07-25 02:17:15

Damien refused to let Joshua have the last word. With a cold smile, he turned back toward the group, his composure snapping back into place as though the earlier humiliation had never happened.

"Since we're all respected investors here," Damien announced loudly, his voice carrying across the deck, "why don't we settle this the way businessmen actually understand? Talk is cheap. Numbers don't lie."

He proposed an impromptu investment challenge, claiming that each of them should evaluate several
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    Joshua was the only person offering him a chance to survive without promising to forgive him.Damien stared at him for a long moment, then sank back into the chair. "Fine," he said. "You're the only one who isn't lying to me about what I am."Meanwhile, the organization discovered that the offshore account had been accessed.Across the city, in a dim office, a man read an alert from a monitored account and set his phone down very slowly.A message reached Damien warning him that his betrayal would have consequences.The next morning Damien's borrowed phone buzzed. You touched what wasn't yours. You'll answer for it. He held it out wordlessly. Joshua read it and passed it to security.Soon afterward, a vehicle followed the security team transporting him to a protected location."Gray sedan, three cars back," the driver said, eyes on the mirror. "It's been there since the second turn."Joshua's guards noticed the pursuit and changed routes, leading to a brief confrontation when the trai

  • Chapter 377 Part 1

    Joshua's financial team moved quickly to preserve the offshore account records before the remaining funds disappeared. In the safehouse's improvised operations room, three analysts worked side by side, their screens glowing against the drawn blinds."Freeze whatever we can, through proper channels only," Joshua told Monica, standing behind them with his arms folded. "Nothing that can be thrown out later.""Counsel is filing now," Monica said, typing steadily. "We're citing the fraud indicators on the outgoing transfers."Working through legitimate legal and financial channels, they secured a temporary hold on part of the account while investigators examined the transactions."Hold granted on part of the primary balance," one analyst announced an hour later, exhaling. "The rest already left.""Then we read what stayed behind," Joshua said.The records revealed a network of companies that had funded property purchases, private security contracts, and payments to intermediaries connected

  • Chapter 376 Part 2

    Damien admitted his role but insisted that he could provide evidence that would be worth more than his betrayal."I did all of it," Damien said, his voice rough. "I won't pretend otherwise. But what I can give you is worth more than whatever I cost you. Far more."Joshua agreed to meet him in a secure location but made it clear that Damien would remain under observation."You'll be searched, you'll be watched, and you'll go where I tell you," Joshua said. "Those are the terms."When Damien arrived, he looked exhausted and suspicious of everyone around him.He came into the safehouse hunched, his shirt stained dark beneath his jacket, eyes flicking to every guard in the room as though measuring who might be the one to kill him.He tried to negotiate for immunity before revealing anything, but Joshua refused."I want full immunity first," Damien said, lowering himself into a chair. "Before I say a word.""No," Joshua said.He told Damien that protection was not a reward for changing sid

  • Chapter 376 Part 1

    "Mr. Caldwell," the oldest man at the table said quietly, folding his hands, "I'd consider carefully how useful you intend to remain. That quality has an expiration date."Damien left the meeting knowing he had become a convenient target if the organization needed someone to blame.They're building a case against me, Damien thought, walking out through the marble lobby with his jaw tight. When the time comes, I'll be the name on the paperwork.Later that evening, Damien arranged a private meeting with an intermediary who promised to help him secure a way out."Tonight," Damien said into a burner phone. "Somewhere nobody will see us.""The parking structure on Fifth," the intermediary replied. "Level three. Come alone."The meeting took place in a quiet parking structure, where Damien expected to exchange information for protection.Damien waited beside his car under a flickering light, a thin folder of names and account numbers tucked beneath his arm.Instead, armed men arrived and at

  • Chapter 375 Part 2

    The old man's breath caught sharply, his whole body tensing. "Keep your mother away," he said urgently, gripping Joshua's sleeve, "from anyone asking about that old business circle. Anyone at all."The warning unsettled Joshua.His mother already lived under increased protection, but the patient's reaction suggested that the danger extended beyond the old warehouse and the missing records.She's already under heavy security, Joshua thought, his pulse quickening, but if this reaches further than I've realized, that might not be enough.Joshua contacted his security chief and ordered another review of the arrangements around his mother's villa."I want another full review of the villa's security," Joshua said into his phone, stepping into the hallway. "Every entrance, every camera angle, checked again today."He also instructed Monica to check whether anyone had recently requested information about her medical history or current location."Monica," Joshua added, "check whether anyone's

  • Chapter 375 Part 1

    Joshua's security team intercepted the intruder before he reached the patient's room.Two guards caught him at the corridor's far bend, moving fast and silent, closing the gap before he could reach the sealed door at the end of the hall.The man fought when guards attempted to restrain him, forcing them to pin him against the corridor wall.He threw an elbow at the first guard, wrenching free for a half-second before the second seized his arm and slammed him hard against the wall, pinning him there despite his struggling.Joshua ordered them to stop once the intruder was under control and demanded to know who sent him."That's enough," Joshua said, arriving at a brisk walk. "Hold him there." He stepped closer, studying the man's face. "Who sent you."The man refused to speak and repeatedly asked to see the hospital director.The intruder said nothing, his jaw clenched tight, repeating the same demand through gritted teeth. "I want to speak to the director. I want to speak to the direc

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