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He is the striker
The conference room felt too quiet.Not silent — quiet.Dangerously quiet.The kind of quiet that felt like someone else was listening.Victoria closed the blinds herself. Marcus shut the door and locked it twice.Damian scanned the room with a pocket device, searching for transmitters, hidden mics, or signals.Nothing.No interference.No trace anomalies.No alerts from Helios.Still, Damian’s skin crawled as he sat at the center of the table.Marcus dropped a thick folder in front of him. “Let’s stop hesitating. Ethan has stalled operations for twenty hours now. That’s enough time to construct an entire counter-model.”Damian didn’t respond.Marcus frowned. “Damian. Talk.”Victoria’s voice was softer, but heavier. “Damian… we’re losing everything. Ethan has already shut down our Solaris deal. He cut logistics. And if he keeps this up another week—”“We’ll collapse,” Marcus snapped. “Completely.”Damian ran a hand over his face, feeling the weight of exhaustion.His system had always
Fracture and shadow
Damian locked his door, pacing like a man with two minds fighting for dominance.“They’re collapsing,” he muttered. “Ethan is suffocating them. And they’re running to me for air.” He stopped, lowering his voice. “Good. The weaker they get, the stronger my position becomes.”He stared down at his hidden tablet—lines of data, structures, frameworks mirroring Ethan’s empire. “But Ethan… you think you’re untouchable. You’re not. I’m building what you built. Better. Quicker. And no one sees it coming.”His phone buzzed.Victoria.He forced his breath steady before answering. “Damian, boardroom. Now. It’s urgent.”Victoria was already shouting when he entered.“Ethan just sabotaged our negotiations with Solaris! They backed out twenty minutes before signing. Twenty minutes, Damian!”Marcus slammed a file on the table. “I’m sick of this! Every deal we touch turns to dust!”Helen clutched her hands together. “We’re bleeding… and Ethan is enjoying every drop.”Damian stepped slowly to the c
Pressure point
Victoria slammed her phone onto the conference table. “Another supplier just informed me they’ve signed exclusive deals with Valor’s group. Exclusive, Damian! How does one man pull this off without us noticing until it’s done?”Damian rubbed his temple. “He doesn’t pull anything off. He engineers it. We’re seeing only the surface. Every contract we lose, every delay we suffer… it’s a chain reaction he designed months ago.”Marcus leaned forward, voice tight. “Months ago? Do you mean to tell me that while we were celebrating small wins, Valor was plotting everything we’re losing now?”Victoria’s voice shook. “Yes! And every meeting, every emergency call, every desperate negotiation only feeds him. He doesn’t react—he profits from our panic.”Helen, pacing near the window, whispered, almost to herself, “We thought cutting him off from investors would work. We thought sidelining him with Cross would be enough. We were so sure…”Marcus turned sharply. “Sure of what? That he was a fool? Th
The shocked on Victoria
Eighteen months had passed since Ethan Valor’s quiet rebirth, and the city’s skyline seemed to bend under his influence, though no billboard or headline directly proclaimed it. Behind closed doors, decisions that once felt autonomous in boardrooms across multiple industries were now subtly guided by Ethan’s hand. He had graduated from invisible strategist to direct actor, and the precision of his moves left rivals bewildered and competitors scrambling.Victoria Lorne sat at a long glass conference table, her posture rigid. Damian Cross, increasingly uneasy, avoided her gaze as she flipped through a series of reports—financial summaries, board meeting notes, and internal memos from key suppliers.“Victoria,” Damian said cautiously, “I… I don’t know how to put this gently. Valor just announced a hostile acquisition of SynerTech. That’s one of our strategic partners. They didn’t see it coming until the deal was legally sealed.”Victoria’s hand froze on the page. “He… acquired SynerTech?”
Ethan rising
Six months after his first year of rebuilding, Ethan Valor’s influence was no longer invisible. His name appeared in trade publications, whispered in boardrooms, and flashed on financial news segments. By now, every small maneuver he had orchestrated—the contracts, partnerships, subtle market interventions—had compounded into something formidable. He was no longer just a consultant; he was a power broker operating in plain sight.Meanwhile, across town, Victoria sat in her minimalist office, fingers tapping impatiently on the glass desk. Damian Cross, now slightly anxious, leaned against the doorframe, reviewing the latest quarterly reports on his tablet.“Victoria,” Damian said, voice tight, “have you noticed Valor’s name showing up everywhere? His firm just secured the Jenson Group contract—the one we tried to pitch last quarter.”Victoria’s brow furrowed. “I saw it… but it’s just a small win. He’s still nothing compared to what we’re building.”Damian shook his head. “It’s not smal
New development
Eight months into his resurgence, Ethan sat across from a prospective client—a mid-sized manufacturing chain with a reputation for being stubborn and old-fashioned. The executive, sharp-eyed and dismissive, leaned back in his chair.“Valor,” he said, “your track record is impressive… but we’ve dealt with consultants before. They promise results. They rarely deliver. Why should we risk our operations with you?”Ethan leaned forward, his tone calm, precise. “Because I don’t offer promises. I deliver results. Let me show you the inefficiencies you’ve tolerated for years.”He opened a tablet, displaying a detailed map of their supply chain. Every bottleneck, every unnecessary cost highlighted in red, every possible gain quantified in percentages.The executive frowned. “These… numbers. Where did you get them?”Ethan smiled faintly. “From publicly available data, interviews with your staff, and my proprietary algorithms. Nothing unethical. Just analysis—and an understanding of how money fl
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