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The thug grabbed the girl’s sleeve again, pulling hard, trying to drag her away from the door.“Come here! Stop fighting!” he shouted.“I said let go!” she yelled, kicking at him.Another thug stepped closer. “She’s slipping. Grab her harder!”The girl cried out, “No! This is Storm land! You can’t take it!”One thug spat on the ground. “Storm family? That name’s been dust for years. Woods family gave the order. This house belongs to us now.”“That’s a lie!” she screamed. “A lie!”The old man tried to reach her again. “Please… stop… please…”Another thug shoved his wheelchair back. “Stay down, old man. Storm family fell a long time ago.”“No!” the girl cried, tears streaming down her face. “We’re still here! We’re still here!”The thug gripping her arm pulled harder. “Enough! You’re coming with us!”“Let her go!” the old man yelled.The thugs ignored him.Then—a voice cut through the chaos.“STOP.”Everything froze.All five thugs turned toward the broken gate.Ethan stood there, breat
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Ethan walked through the old streets of Norwish City.Earlier, he had looked at the old map card he carried—a faded scrap with a red circle drawn around one spot.That red mark showed where his family house once stood.He lifted his eyes from the card now… and saw that the circled place was right in front of him.The air felt colder here. The sky seemed gray.Everything was quiet… too quiet.He reached the place where his family home once stood.But instead of peace, he saw noise. Dust. Shouting.A group of men in black jackets stood outside the old Storm family house.They carried iron bars and ropes. A big machine behind them was ready to crush the house.Ethan’s eyes widened.“No…” he whispered. “This can’t be happening.”He rushed forward.⸻Inside the broken gates, chaos filled the yard.A young girl—maybe seventeen or eighteen—stood in front of the house door.Her clothes were dirty, but her eyes were bright with anger.Near her, an old man in a wheelchair shook with fear, gripp
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Through this crisis, Ethan and Elsa not only stopped the danger… they also earned over two billion dollars in the stock market.And the Bellano family… was gone.Completely gone.Bankrupt. Shattered. Finished.Nova rose to the top of the city like a bright light, while the Bellano name faded into dust.⸻Backstage, right after the press conference…Elsa grabbed Ethan’s arm, her voice shaking with joy.“Ethan… Ethan! We did it!” she said, almost shouting. “You saved my parents… you saved all of us!”Ethan gave a small smile. “We did it together.”“No!” Elsa shook her head fast. “No, Ethan, listen to me. You saved my parents. You saved me. You saved Nova. You destroyed the Bellano family. And… and you made over two billion dollars on top of it!”Ethan laughed. “That part was a bonus.”Elsa punched his shoulder lightly. “Bonus?! That was insane! You’re insane! But in a good way!”“I try,” Ethan said, a little proud.Elsa stepped closer. “Thank you, Ethan. Thank you again. And again. And
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Meanwhile… At the press conference, Ethan and Elsa stood side by side. Cameras flashed so rapidly it looked like lightning trapped indoors. Reporters leaned forward over the barricades, waving microphones, shouting over each other. “Ethan! Elsa! Where have you been?” “Did someone hide you?” “Is it true you were kidnapped?” “Are the rumors real or not?!” Ethan lifted his hand. Slowly, like waves calming after a storm, the noise faded. “We are fine,” he said, voice steady as stone. “And the truth is now clear. The people who tried to hurt us, and who targeted Elsa’s parents, have been caught.” The room instantly surged again. “Who did it?” “Was it Ron Logan?” “Did the Bellano family do it?” “Why target you? Why now?” Elsa stepped forward, taking the mic. She looked calm, but her eyes burned with focus. “We will let the police release the official report,” she said. “But yes, the truth is coming out.” Another reporter shouted, “Elsa! Are your parents safe? There were rumor
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Meanwhile…At the press conference, Ethan and Elsa stood side by side. Cameras flashed so rapidly it looked like lightning trapped indoors. Reporters leaned forward over the barricades, waving microphones, shouting over each other.“Ethan! Elsa! Where have you been?”“Did someone hide you?”“Is it true you were kidnapped?”“Are the rumors real or not?!”Ethan lifted his hand. Slowly, like waves calming after a storm, the noise faded.“We are fine,” he said, voice steady as stone. “And the truth is now clear. The people who tried to hurt us, and who targeted Elsa’s parents, have been caught.”The room instantly surged again.“Who did it?”“Was it Ron Logan?”“Did the Bellano family do it?”“Why target you? Why now?”Elsa stepped forward, taking the mic. She looked calm, but her eyes burned with focus.“We will let the police release the official report,” she said. “But yes, the truth is coming out.”Another reporter shouted, “Elsa! Are your parents safe? There were rumors—”“They’re sa
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Hugo staggered back from the commotion, his hands gripping the edge of the long mahogany table. Something gnawed at the back of his mind—a quiet, growing unease he had ignored until now.“The stock… check the stock!” he barked, voice trembling but loud enough to snap the room’s attention.Marco froze mid-laugh, wine glass halfway to his lips. “What… what do you mean?”“Check it, now!” Hugo repeated, his eyes darting toward the assistant who was frantically typing on a laptop at the end of the table.The assistant’s hands shook as he opened the trading app. Numbers flashed red—rapidly changing, spiraling downward. His voice faltered. “Sir… it… it’s falling… Bellano Group stock… it’s—”Hugo snatched the laptop. His eyes scanned the screen in disbelief. Red arrows streaked downward, numbers flashing faster than he could follow. “No… no… it can’t… this isn’t possible!”Gary Watson, still glaring at the screens showing Ethan and Elsa’s press conference, leaned over the table. “What is it,
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