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Chapter 379
The following morning, Peter's uncle opened the emergency meeting by blaming him for the accident and demanding that the construction contract be reassigned."Let's not waste time," Harold said, standing at the head of the long table. "A site collapsed under Peter's watch. Workers could have died. The contract should be reassigned to someone competent, today."His cousin pretended to be concerned about the workers, insisting that Peter's pride had prevented him from accepting experienced people's advice."I'm only thinking of the men on that site," Ryan said, his voice heavy with false sorrow. "We offered guidance, Peter. Several times. His pride wouldn't let him listen, and now people nearly paid for it."Several board members appeared ready to support their removal of Peter from the project.Murmurs of agreement rippled along the table. One older director nodded gravely. "It does look like inexperience," he said.Peter allowed them to finish before presenting the independent safety
Chapter 378
Shortly after Damien revealed that the organization had watched Joshua's family since his childhood, Joshua ordered Monica to verify every name on the list he received."Check every name," Joshua said, handing her the folded sheet. "Cross-reference each one against hospital records, property filings, and the factory photographs.""I'll need Peter's help with his father's side of it," Monica said.Peter, however, refused to put his own business plans aside to help with another investigation."Not this week," Peter said when Monica called. "I'm sorry. I know what's at stake, but I can't."He had just secured a major construction contract and intended to prove he could succeed without relying on Joshua."This contract is mine," Peter told her. "Everyone in my family expects me to fail at it. I won't hand them the proof."At the first board meeting after the contract announcement, Peter's uncle challenged his appointment to lead the project."I want it on record," Harold said, folding his
Chapter 377 Part 2
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
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