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Chapter 100: Game On
At Transcorp, Kyle went on with the usual tasks of the day. Reports crossed his desk, emails were answered, and junior staff received calm instructions. He saw Dora only twice.The first time she passed him in the corridor outside the conference rooms. Their eyes met for half a second, but she looked away at once, shoulders tight, and walked on without a word. The second time he stood in the doorway of her office with a signed document that needed her initials. She took it, scribbled her name, and handed it back without lifting her gaze from the papers in front of her.There was no anger in her face. Only a tight, private fear that sat just behind the eyes. Kyle felt it like a bruise of his own. He closed the door softly and left her alone.At lunch he found Olivia already seated in the small executive café, a half-eaten salad in front of her. He slid into the chair opposite and set his tray down.“You saw the news?” he asked.Olivia sighed and pushed a cherry tomato around her plat
Chapter 099: The Real Deal
Where could she be at this hour?Kyle pulled out his phone, thumb already hovering over her contact, when the screen lit with a missed voice message. The timestamp was from just after nine. He played it, and Eleanor’s voice came through quiet and steady. “Kyle… I’ve gone to see my therapist. I won’t be coming home tonight. Don’t wait up.”The message ended. He lowered the phone and stared at the darkened hallway.Guilt settled in fast and heavy. He had walked out that morning without asking a single real question. And he had judged her ownsership of the card without seeking proper explanation.Now, he wanted more than anything to call her. Instead, he locked the phone, set it on the kitchen counter, and forced himself upstairs. Tomorrow morning would be better. He would speak to her then, face to face.Later, when the house had gone completely still and he finally closed his eyes, Dora’s face rose behind his lids. Olivia’s words from earlier also echoed with uncomfortable clarity.
Chapter 098: Making Peace
Kyle stepped into the apartment and closed the door quietly behind him. The soft light from a single lamp in the sitting room painted the space in warm amber. He glanced around once, noting the absence of toys on the floor and the quiet that settled over everything.“Where’s Juliet?” he asked.Olivia closed the door fully and turned. “She went back to her parents.”Kyle chuckled under his breath. “Gone back? Or you chased her away?”"Well, both perspectives can stand," Olivia replied as she walked past him and dropped onto the nearest couch.He sat down opposite her, the cushions sinking under his weight. Then a tired sigh left him as he leaned back. “Been a long day.”"You have no idea," Olivia muttered, already scrolling through her phone.Silence stretched between them for a few seconds, the only sound being the soft scroll of her thumb across the screen. Kyle watched her for a moment, then spoke again. “What happened with Zintech?”Olivia lifted her head. Her eyes met his, cool
Chapter 097: The Next Move
Still dumbfounded, James could only watch as the bruised and battered Raymond shoved past him into the apartment. The wooden bat tapped lightly against Raymond’s open palm with each step, a slow, deliberate rhythm that filled the quiet space. Then Raymond turned, filling the narrow hallway, one eye nearly swollen shut, and lip dark with dried blood. The rest of his face was a map of fresh purple and yellow.James finally found his voice. “What the hell is going on?”Raymond cursed under his breath, the sound low and guttural. He let the bat drop with a dull clatter against the hardwood. "You bastard!" he roared as he lunged at James. His thick hands closed around James’s collar and drove him backward until his shoulders slammed hard into the wall. Foam from the toothpaste still clung to the corner of James’ mouth, and Raymond’s breath was hot against his face.“I swear to God,” Raymond snarled, “I’ll make you feel extraordinary pain right now if you don’t tell me the goddamn tru
Chapter 096: Fractures
Kyle bit his lower lip hard enough to taste the faint metallic edge of last night’s split skin. He twisted the faucet shut, silencing the rush of water, and turned to face her fully. “What do you mean, Mum?” Eleanor’s eyes didn't soften. The membership card rested between her fingers like evidence already entered into the record. “Don’t play stupid games with me, Kyle," she said. "Why did you breach my privacy and take this card from my room?” He shook his head slightly, then looked away toward the window where the overcast morning light pressed flat against the glass. Eleanor rose from the stool in one sharp motion. “Answer the damn question!" Kyle’s head snapped back toward her. The dull ache along his ribs flared when he straightened. “Why should you have that card in the first place?” “That is none of your business young man!" He nodded slowly. “Yeah. None of my business. Says the one who told us not to keep secrets anymore.” He shook his head again, shorter this ti
Chapter 095: The Morning After
The courtyard went still.Kyle slowly nodded once, the name settling into place like a missing gear finally locking.James. Of course. He shared a single glance with Adrian, then nodded again.“Let’s go,” he said.They turned together and walked toward the waiting car without looking back. Behind them Raymond stood frozen, the gun still raised but suddenly purposeless, and the night air cooling the sweat on his ruined face.Nathan had the rear doors open before they reached the vehicle. Kyle slid in first, Adrian right behind him. The doors shut with solid thumps. Nathan quickly put the car in gear and pulled smoothly away from the curb, tires whispering over the stone.Only when they had joined the thicker flow of nighttime traffic did Nathan speak. His eyes stayed on the road, but his voice carried an edge.“What the hell just happened back there?”Adrian gave a short, dry chuckle. “We pressed him until he told us who was really behind the deal.”Kyle nodded. “That’s right.”Nath
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