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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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Gary Watson’s hand tightened around his wine glass, the crystal rim digging into his fingers. His face, usually a mask of icy control, betrayed a flicker of disbelief. He stared at the screen, then at the hall around him, his mind racing. He had sent his best man—no, the best of the best. The man who had never failed. The operative who could disappear into the shadows and erase any trace of a target. Yet here they were: Ethan Storm and Elsa Logan, alive, confident, standing before the world, their parents safe.“How… how is this possible?” Gary muttered under his breath, voice sharp with incredulity. “He… he should be dead. That man… Ethan… is he… is he immortal?”Parker, trembling slightly, swallowed hard. “Sir… maybe… maybe they anticipated everything? We… we did what we were told…”Gary’s eyes snapped to him, icy as daggers. “Don’t speak. Don’t you dare speak unless I ask you.”Before anyone could respond, Hugo’s voice boomed, heavy with frustration and disbelief. “Gary, look at
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Then, as Hugo raised his glass to make another triumphant speech, a loud chime echoed from one of the golden-framed smart screens lining the walls. The laughter faltered. Gary Watson frowned slightly.“What now?” Marco muttered.Another alert flashed across the largest screen at the head of the hall: BREAKING NEWS.The room fell silent, eyes narrowing as the screen flickered to life. And there they were: Ethan Storm and Elsa Logan, standing confidently at a separate press conference, live across every major network and streaming platform. The room behind them was secure, their parents visible and seated safely to the side, alive and unharmed.Hugo’s face went pale. “What… what is this?” he stammered, reaching for his wine glass as if it could steady him.Gary Watson’s expression hardened, his sharp eyes narrowing into slits. “Impossible,” he said, voice low, almost growling.Marco’s smug grin faltered, replaced by a frown of disbelief. “They… they’re alive. And… and they have… proof.
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