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Chapter 324
Ethan slipped back into the country the same way he’d entered Alvaris—quietly, invisibly, with no paper trail and no witnesses. His return wasn’t announced. His team hadn’t been notified. As far as the world knew, he was still in Singapore, handling business.He had something far more important to handle that required absolute secrecy.That was why he found himself here, at this particular warehouse on the outskirts of the industrial district.The building was a squat, concrete structure with rusted metal siding and faded paint. Weeds pushed through cracks in the pavement around the area, while a chain-link fence, partially collapsed in places, bordered the property. There were no cars in the lot, no lights visible through the grimy windows, no signs of activity whatsoever.To any passerby, it looked abandoned. Forgotten. Just another relic of business failures.Which was exactly the point.Ethan approached on foot, moving cautiously.He’d parked three blocks away, taking a circuit
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“How dare you tell me you had no idea Ethan was planning to move into Alvaris after leaving Singapore?” Adrian’s words came out as a controlled hiss—the kind of quiet anger that’s more dangerous than yelling.His other hand gripped the gold pen on his desk so hard his knuckles turned white."Not just visiting—actually attending President Mendoza’s birthday celebration. How is that possible when your entire job is to know these things?”The call had come within minutes of Lucas contacting him.His son had relayed every detail of the encounter with Ethan.But what bothered Adrian more than the threats was the fact that Ethan had moved in complete secrecy, and Adrian’s informants had completely missed it.Adrian couldn't believe Ethan secretly flew to Alvaris—a country he had no public business in—just to attend a birthday party with everything that was going on or to deliver a warning to Lucas that could have been sent through any number of secure channels.It didn’t make sense. None of
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“Fair,” Ethan repeated calmly, as if explaining something obvious. "Didn’t your father also try to kill me? If circumstances had been different, if—” He cut himself off, seeing an opportunity."If he had succeeded, I would have been dead right now. And when he failed to kill me, he decided to take me away from my parents by faking my death." He pounded his chest, his expression hardening.Lucas’s eyes widened in shock, then narrowed to slits. “What the hell are you saying?” His voice shook with barely restrained fury. “Can you hear yourself right now? Can you listen to the horrible words coming out of your mouth?”He took another step forward, his whole body rigid with disbelief. “You’re comparing—are you seriously comparing what happened to you with what my father endured? With what Magnus, you father did?”“Even though the circumstances were different,” Ethan pressed on, his voice steady and unyielding, “didn’t we both suffer similar fates? Didn’t your father and I both have our l
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The moment Lucas and Ethan entered the room, Lucas turned to face Ethan, his arms folded across his chest.“Now that we’re here,” Lucas said, “what exactly did you want to tell me? Because we both know that’s the real reason you came tonight—not to celebrate the president like you claimed.”A faint smile played on Ethan’s lips, because Lucas was proving to be sharper than Ethan had thought.“Straight to business then,” Ethan murmured, tilting his head. "I appreciate that about you, cousin. No pretense. No wasted time dancing around the inevitable.”He moved further into the room, his footsteps soft against the Persian rug. He paused by the window, gazing out at the gardens before turning back to face Lucas.“Though I have to say, it’s refreshing. Most people in our position would spend at least twenty minutes on pleasantries—asking about the weather, discussing market trends, pretending we actually care about each other’s wellbeing.”“You’re stalling," Lucas said.Ethan’s smile wide
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Ethan's smile lingered until he reached Lucas' table.Ethan paused, his hand resting casually on the back of an empty chair directly opposite his cousin.Without waiting for an invitation, he pulled it out and sat down, letting the weight of the moment settle between them.The action was smooth and unhurried, but it sent a ripple of tension through the immediate vicinity.Lucas sat perfectly still, his posture rigid, his champagne glass frozen halfway to his lips, while his jaw tightened almost imperceptibly.The silence stretched as the two men stared at each other across the table.It wasn’t just quiet—it was a battlefield. Every second that passed without words felt like another move in a chess game only they understood.Around them, guests leaned in slightly, straining to hear what would come next.The string quartet continued playing in the background, but the music seemed distant and irrelevant.Finally, Ethan broke the silence with a slight chuckle.“I figured,” he said, his to
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Ethan and President Mendoza had been talking, while other guests returned to their conversations, when a group of ambassadors pulled the president away.Left alone, Ethan moved to a quieter corner.He sat alone at a small table, his posture relaxed, his expression giving nothing away.He’d expected the attention and anticipated the whispers.At a table fifteen feet away, a group of four guests made no effort to lower their voices.“I honestly cannot fathom why President Mendoza would invite him,” a woman in a blue gown said, her tone dripping with disdain."Let alone make that ridiculous speech.”“It was absurd,” agreed a man in a dark suit. “Calling him a friend? The man is young enough to be his son! And after everything his father did—”“Exactly!” Another woman chimed in."How could a sitting president publicly praise someone like that? It’s undignified. Inappropriate. And frankly, it raises serious questions about judgment.”A fourth man leaned in, his voice carrying clearly despi
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