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46. A lingering suspicion
While Alex had already started rebuilding his business empire piece by piece, his mind was still focused on Felicia. After enduring years of ridicule and humiliation, Alex had finally decided he had had enough. But he wasn’t done with the Richardsons yet.Felicia had not only shamed and harassed him but also insulted their marriage by eyeing another man while she was still his wife.For the last three years, Alex had pulled every string and used every resource at his disposal to eliminate competition and push Felicia’s business to new heights. But even after draining everything from him, she had abandoned him like a used toy.The last shred of sympathy in his heart was ripped out the moment he watched her getting engaged to Robert. And now, all that he wanted was to ruin her completely and leave her family with no means to climb back up.Reminiscing about the past only deepened the wound in Alex’s mind as something clawed at his heart. He turned to Samantha again and asked, “Has any
45. Medical Miracle
Felicia’s heart raced inside her chest as she read the message for the third time. There was only one person in this world who came to her mind.“Alex…” Her voice caught in her throat. “No, it can’t be. He is just a damn nobody.”Still believing that someone else was trying to blackmail her for money, she deleted the text and slumped down on the bed.Too many things had gone wrong all at once, and she was slowly starting to wonder if Dr. Lucy was behind this.Presently, her thoughts were interrupted by the buzzing of her phone. As she picked it up, her mother bawled from the other end.“You need to come back right now, dear!” she urged in a panicked voice. “Dr. Forell just finished examining Jakob. He is saying that the plasma transfusions aren’t working. And…”“And what, mom?” Felicia cried impatiently.“And he says operating on him is too risky at the moment. He can’t guarantee that he can save him.”“I need to talk to him. Put him on the line!” Felicia replied.Dr. Anthony Forell d
44. Puppet on a string
Cyrus Salasar wasn’t the kind of man to simply lie down and beg for mercy, but seeing how everyone had already turned their back on him all at once, he realized he was in no position to bargain.The only option before him was to obey the man who had brought him to his knees. And he knew better than anyone that Alex could destroy his empire with a snap of his fingers if he refused.Without wasting another second, Cyrus called his son.“Dad, I just heard the news. How the hell did Astra Nova get their hands on the Echo Scan Ultra? We must have a mole in our office!” Robert began, ready to show his dad how much he cared about the company.But Cyrus wasn’t impressed by his fake show of concern.“Do you even know how deep we are in these troubled waters?” he muttered in a grim voice.“I understand, dad. But don’t worry. Once I get back, we will sue Astra Nova. They will be shamed publicly and pay us at least a hundred million as a settlement!” “You really are an ignorant fool.” Cyrus scof
43. Power Play
That last message infuriated Cyrus. It was clear now that someone was trying to blackmail him. However, he wasn’t ready to let some cunning trickster scare him into submission.Instead of heeding the warning, he showed the message to his secretary.“Find me the owner of this number. I need a name and a location,” he ordered.While the secretary busied herself on her laptop, scanning the national telecom directory, Cyrus strutted out of his cabin and made his way to a quiet corner on the balcony.Once he was out of the tax officers’ line of sight, he called the mayor’s office directly.“Hello. I need to speak to the mayor. Put him on the line.”The secretary at the other end replied nonchalantly, “Mayor Horowitz is in a meeting right now. May I know who is calling?”“I don’t care. Just call him!” Cyrus snapped back.“If you want, I can take a message for him,” she continued in the same dull, unimpressed voice.“Stop playing games with me, woman. I am Cyrus Salasar, the mayor’s brother-
42. Crash and Burn!
The next morning, all hell broke loose for Cyrus Salasar as he juggled phone calls while switching between different news channels, each covering the same breaking story.“Astra Nova has just patented the design for its new, ground-breaking Echo Scan device. This machine can identify cancer cells before they can mutate and even detect the rarest of genetic abnormalities.”“Astra Nova leads the healthcare race with its latest cutting-edge medical equipment. The Echo Scan Ultra promises to save countless lives through early diagnosis and identification. This revolutionary device combines ultrasonic detection with magnetic resonance imaging to identify abnormalities at the cellular level and flag potential health risks before they become life-threatening.”Cyrus Salasar’s eyes widened as he watched the news. “How the hell did they get their hands on this technology? This was our brainchild!” he shouted, slamming his fist on the glass table. “Those bastards even filed a patent for it!”I
41. The Salasar Secrets
The unexpected encounter with Robert’s hired thugs caused Alex to change his plans on the spur of the moment. Instead of heading for Kronos Tech, he returned to his beachside mansion and went straight to his conference room on the second floor.Once inside, he locked the door and closed all windows, rolling down the blinds. Bringing his customized laptop to the table, he turned on the holographic projection.Zachary’s face soon appeared as a holographic display, and two more virtual windows popped open around him.“What’s the update?” Alex asked, still wearing the mask of the Faceless Man from the auction.“I am in their system,” Zachary replied, beaming with pride. “The Salasar Group needs to hire a better cybersecurity consultant. All I needed to do was disable a couple of firewalls and breach three layers of basic encryption. Now, I have everything about their company at my fingertips.”“What do you have for me?” Alex asked, getting straight down to business.“Just a second.” Zach
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