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Chapter 047: Shadows in the Lot
Dora headed hurriedly toward the spot where her car was parked. Adrian had scared the shit out of her. She wondered how long she had simply been standing there, eyes locked on Kyle. Oh, he always had that effect on her. One look, one stretch of silence that lasted a heartbeat too long, and the rest of the world receded. She found it funny how easily it happened, even funnier that she welcomes it. Her heels clicked faster across the warm concrete as she forced her mind back to practical things—keys, ignition, the drive home, anything that did not involve the way Kyle’s gaze had lingered after she said goodbye. She reached her car, unlocked it, and was just folding herself into the driver’s seat when a soft female giggle drifted from two rows away. Dora shook her head, intending to ignore it. Then a low male voice answered, quieter, almost intimate. “I love you more.” Now she was invested. She shut her door gently, careful not to let it latch with a sound, and stepped back ou
Chapter 046: Evening Undercurrents
“Telling them is the most efficient way of bringing your two children together," Dr. Irene continued. "They would be far more broken if they heard of it after…”She didn't finish the sentence. She just couldn't.Eleanor drew a long breath and released it slowly. “I will tell them. Of course I will. But the time does not feel right.” She glanced once more at the scan image still resting on her knee, then looked away from it. “Kyle has only just come through a divorce. He is trying to find his footing at Transcorp. He is working harder than anyone realizes to be accepted there—to prove he belongs. I could not be prouder of him. Telling him about this now would only serve as a distraction. It would knock the feet out from under him just as he is beginning to stand steady. He might well fall into a depression he does not need and does not deserve.”Dr. Irene exhaled, the sound soft but heavy with agreement. Eleanor’s reasoning was sound, even if it left both of them uneasy.Eleanor conti
Chapter 045: Shadows and Soft Edges
Vivian’s eyes narrowed slightly as she leaned back in her chair. “What...'little' plan?”James smiled, an easy curve of his mouth that always carried a hint of mischief. He reached across and tapped her head lightly with two fingers, the gesture teasing yet affectionate. “Our little plan, of course. The one we’ve been weaving around Transcorp.”A slow smile spread across Vivian’s face. It started small, then grew, brightening the cool flatness that had lingered there moments earlier. “Oh...that. It’s coming along quite well,” she said. Her smile widened further, something sharper glinting beneath the warmth. “I’ve even employed more means on getting a second fiery dart against Transcorp.”James tilted his head, curiosity sharpening. “What means, my dear?”Vivian’s fingers stilled on the edge of the desk. She met his gaze fully now, voice steady and low. “I employed my brother Raymond to seduce Dora’s personal secretary. The woman has access to files that never leave the executive floo
Chapter 044: A Quiet Victory
Kyle looked away from Olivia, the briefest turn of his head enough to close the exchange. “We should continue,” he said, voice even. “We should move on with the agenda.”Dora took the opening at once. She slid a second folder from the slim stack in front of her and opened it with a practiced motion. “As I began earlier—Transcorp intends to redirect a substantial portion of available capital into silicon chip manufacture. The market window is narrowing. Several European and East Asian funds have already signaled readiness to co-invest, provided we move decisively.”She spoke without flourish, laying out capacity projections, supply-chain contingencies, and the projected timeline for pilot production. One by one the board members leaned in. Questions rose. Kyle answered several of them himself.All through the weekend he had sat with the technical reports, the market analyses, and held what he termed quiet conversations with the materials division leads. Now the knowledge sat ready.
Chapter 043: Enough of What?
“Good morning," Dora greeted as she settled down on the head seat. She wore a striking charcoal suit.A low chorus of replies moved around the table. Kyle’s own answer was quiet, almost lost beneath the others. He kept his gaze on the numbers in front of him, though the figures had already blurred into something secondary.Dora opened a slim folder and rested one hand lightly on its edge. “Since we last met, Transcorp has continued to perform above projections in every major sector. Investor interest has broadened, particularly from European and East Asian funds that previously watched from a distance. Quarterly profits across logistics, energy, and the new materials division have exceeded the upper range of our internal forecasts. The company is, in short, standing firmly to its name.”Adrian was the first to bring his hands together. The sound was sharp in the quiet room. Others followed—measured applause that lasted long enough to acknowledge the numbers without tipping into celebr
Chapter 042: The Shape of a Smile
Vivian studied her brother for a long moment, the late-afternoon light catching the hard line of his jaw and the faint swelling that still marked the left side of his face. What could he possibly do for her that she had not already set in motion? The question sat between them like a test.“Anything?” she repeated, tasting the word.Raymond’s answer came without hesitation. “Anything.” He leaned forward slightly, resting both hands on the edge of the desk. “Look at my eyes, Vivian. Really look.”She did. The left lid hung lower than the right, the skin around it still mottled with the yellow-green of a healing bruise. The fight with Kyle had left more than a temporary mark, and the partial closure gave his gaze a permanent, half-lidded intensity that made strangers glance twice.“I hate him more than anything now,” Raymond said, voice low and even. “And I’ll take great pleasure in watching everything about him come apart. Tell me where to stand and I’ll stand there. Tell me who to br
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