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Chapter 51: You’ve Had Enough Fun, Julian
Before Brandon could finish his sentence, every single electronic terminal in the vast lobby suddenly shrieked with high-pitched emergency alerts.The digital security barriers turned bright red, locking automatically. The large market display screens mounted high on the lobby walls froze, flickering violently before flashing a blinding crimson text message across the financial news tickers:[CRITICAL NOTICE: MAJORITY EQUITY TRANSFER DETECTED][51% VOTING SHARES OF ORION TECHNOLOGIES CONSOLIDATED BY SINGLE INSTITUTIONAL TRUST][BOARD AUTHORITY SUSPENDED PENDING NEW OWNER DIRECTION]Simultaneously, the personal smartphones of every vice president and executive in the lobby began ringing furiously with frantic calls from the stock exchange, legal council, and major bank trustees.Brandon’s smile instantly withered. "What... what is happening? What's wrong with the screens?!"The private executive elevator chimed sharply, its doors sliding open at maximum speed.Three elderly, grey-haire
Chapter 50: Severing The Chain
The towering fifty-story headquarters of Orion Technologies gleamed like a dark glass blade under the late afternoon sun.Nicholas walked through the revolving glass doors into the marble-floored lobby, his long dark coat swaying slightly with each calm, measured step. Vivian walked half a step behind him, her hands clenched tightly in her coat pockets, her eyes scanning the imposing rows of security turnstiles, private elevators, and uniformed guards patrolling the floor."Nicholas," Vivian whispered, her voice tight with nervousness. "Brandon Steve doesn't just run Orion Technologies—he’s an executive board member of the regional trade alliance. If we make a scene here, he could easily use his corporate security to throw us out or call the municipal police.""We aren't making a scene, Vivian," Nicholas replied smoothly, his tone as unruffled as a calm lake. "We're here to conduct business."At the far end of the lobby near the executive elevator bank, Brandon Steve stood surrounded
Chapter 49: Slow Crack On The Global Conglomerate
"Peterson Global holds a twelve-percent advisory stake in this foundation," Chairman Sunny cut in ruthlessly. "This gentleman sitting before us holds sixty percent. He doesn't answer to Peterson Global—Peterson Global’s representatives on our board will now answer to him."Chairman Sunny turned back to the security detail standing behind him. "Revoke Mr. Cole’s administrative access to the business society immediately. Audit every grant allocation his committee has processed this semester. If there is a single irregularity, expel him from the university and file corporate fraud charges.""No! Wait! Chairman Sunny, please!" Adrian cried out as two burly security officers stepped forward, roughly grabbing his arms and stripping the official silk lapel pin from his blazer.Adrian desperately looked at Nicholas, his eyes wide with horror and unadulterated terror. The man he had mocked just two minutes ago was standing there in total silence, watching his downfall without a single trace of
Chapter 48: Your Are Just My Family’s Lackey
Adrian’s loud, hysterical laughter echoed across the central plaza, drawing supportive snickers from the members of the Elite Business Society standing behind him. He took a half-step closer to Nicholas, pointing a mocking finger directly at the phone screen."Look at you!" Adrian sneered, his voice dripping with condescension. "Holding your phone like you're tapping out a multi-million-dollar wire transfer! What, did you just transfer your last five dollars to buy a cup of cafeteria coffee? Or are you texting your dead father to ask for a bigger allowance?"The surrounding crowd chuckled, enjoying the high-society drama unfolding before them. Vivian stepped forward, her face flushed red with indignation, her body instinctively positioning itself between Nicholas and Adrian."Adrian, that is completely out of line!" Vivian barked, her knuckles white as she pointed back at him. "You’re using student society privileges to settle a personal political grudge for Peterson Global! You have
Chapter 47: The Petersons Are Petty
Before they could walk toward the laboratory wing, a loud, artificial cough shattered the surrounding whispers.A tall young man in a sharply pressed grey blazer stepped out from the crowd, blocking the pathway directly in front of Nicholas and Vivian. He was flanked by four senior student officers wearing official silk lapel pins.It was Adrian Cole—a senior student from an elite political family, the reigning president of the university’s prestigious Elite Business Society, and a long-time, vocal sycophant of the Peterson family."Well, well. If it isn't the campus celebrity," Adrian announced loudly, ensuring his voice carried across the entire crowded plaza. Dozens of students immediately moved closer, pulling out their phones to record the encounter. "I must say, Nicholas, you've got incredible nerve showing your face on campus after making a complete fool of yourself on national television."Vivian stepped forward, her eyes flashing with disdain. "Adrian, move out of the way. We
Chapter 46: The First Sign
Nicholas woke early the next morning to an unfamiliar, profound sense of stillness. The persistent, heavy knot that had rested in his chest for years—the quiet, desperate need to prove to the world that his mother hadn't spent her life loving a ghost—was gone.He lay on the crisp, high-thread-count sheets of his penthouse master bed, staring up at the ambient recessed lighting of the ceiling. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the morning sun was just beginning to burn through the thick Capital fog, painting the glass towers of the skyline in shades of pale gold and silver.He didn't feel broken by the events at Peterson Manor. He felt clean. For the first time in his memory, he was completely detached from the weight of the Peterson surname. He wasn't Henry's illegitimate mistake, nor was he the secretary's son begging for a seat at their table. He was simply himself.With a thought, Nicholas summoned the System interface.The glowing red banner from the previous night had settl
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