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Chapter 154
Chris Devoe stared at his phone screen, his jaw tightening as he saw the caller ID flash across the display. Magnus Devoe. His father. The one man whose disappointment cut deeper than any business loss.For a moment, Chris considered letting it ring. But that would only make things worse. With a sharp inhale, he swiped to answer."Father, I—""Shut your mouth!" Magnus's voice exploded through the speaker, raw with fury. "Do you have any idea what you've done? Any comprehension of the shitstorm you've dragged this family into?"Chris's throat went dry. He'd never heard his father this angry. "If this is about yesterday's incident, I can explain—""Explain?" Magnus let out a bitter laugh. "You think there's an explanation that makes this acceptable? You attacked the Coleman sisters! The Coleman sisters, Chris! Are you completely brain-dead, or do you just have a death wish for this entire family?"Gerald, still standing before Chris's desk, shifted uncomfortably. His eyes darted toward
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The elevator began its descent, the numbers above the door counting down."You don't understand," Chris said, his voice rising with panic. "This could destroy everything! The partnership, the contracts—my father is threatening to disinherit me!""Then perhaps," Aria said calmly, "you shouldn't have done whatever it is you did to warrant such consequences."Chris's face contorted with frustration. "This isn't my fault! It's that bottom-feeder Pervis! He's the one who—""Careful," Aria warned, her voice dropping several degrees.But Chris was too far gone to notice the danger signs. "No, I'm serious! That parasite has been causing problems since the day he arrived! He's like a disease, infecting everything he touches! If it weren't for him, none of this would be happening!""Mr. Devoe—""He's a nobody!" Chris continued, his voice growing more shrill. "A worthless piece of trash from the countryside who thinks he can—""That's enough," Aria said sharply."—waltz in here and ruin people's
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Chris slammed the phone down on his desk with such force that the entire surface shuddered. The sound echoed through the office like a gunshot, but Chris didn't seem to notice. He simply sat there, frozen, his mouth hanging open as he stared at nothing.Gerald shifted nervously from foot to foot, watching his partner's complete breakdown with growing unease. "Chris?" he ventured carefully. "Are you... is everything okay?"No response. Chris remained motionless, his eyes glazed over, his breathing shallow and rapid."Chris?" Gerald tried again, louder this time. Still nothing. It was as if the man had turned to stone.Gerald hesitated, then reached out and touched Chris's shoulder. "Hey, snap out of—"The moment Gerald's hand made contact, Chris jolted violently. His head whipped around, eyes blazing with fury as he shoved Gerald away with both hands."Get away from me!" Chris snarled.Gerald stumbled backward, barely catching himself against the edge of a filing cabinet. "What the hel
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"By attacking William Coleman's daughters?" Magnus's voice dripped with disgust. "By making enemies of the most powerful family in the region? That's how you protect our interests?"Gerald spoke up tentatively. "Mr. Devoe, perhaps if we explained the situation to Mr. Coleman—""Explained?" Magnus cut him off. "What's there to explain? That my son is an obsessed fool who can't take no for an answer? That he hired thugs to kidnap innocent women? What explanation makes that acceptable, Mr. Roden?"The office fell silent except for Magnus's heavy breathing on the other end of the line."Chris," Magnus said finally, his voice now ice-cold, "you will come home immediately. Not in an hour. Not after you finish whatever pointless scheming you're doing right now. Immediately.""Father, I have meetings—""Cancel them," Magnus commanded. "Or I'll have security drag you out of that office myself. You have exactly thirty minutes to arrive at the villa. If you're even one minute late, I'll have you
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Chris Devoe stared at his phone screen, his father's name flashing insistently. His hand trembled slightly as he swiped to answer, pressing the device against his ear."Father, I—""Shut your mouth!" Magnus Devoe's voice exploded through the speaker, loud enough that Gerald flinched from across the room. "Do you have any idea what you've done, you incompetent fool?"Chris's jaw tightened. "Father, if you'd just let me explain—""Explain?" Magnus's laugh was harsh and bitter. "Explain how you sent thugs after the Coleman sisters? Explain how you've single-handedly destroyed a business relationship our family has maintained for over two decades? Is that what you want to explain to me?"Gerald shifted uncomfortably, his eyes fixed on the floor. The veins in Chris's neck bulged as he struggled to maintain composure."Those sisters have been interfering with my plans," Chris protested. "Grace has rejected me repeatedly, and that bottom-feeder Pervis—""That bottom-feeder?" Magnus's voice d
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He walked right up to Gerald, getting in his face. "You're a liability now, Gerald. A weak link. And weak links in my organization get severed before they cause more damage."Gerald went pale. "Mr. Devoe, I've been loyal to you for years—""Loyal?" Chris laughed bitterly. "You call this loyalty? Bringing me failure after failure? Making me look weak and stupid? Exposing me to legal consequences and family disgrace?"He stepped back, his expression cold now instead of simply angry. "The only reason I haven't cut you loose already is because you know too much about my operations. But don't mistake that for job security, Gerald. It just means I need to decide the best way to handle your... disposal."The word "disposal" hung in the air like a threat. Gerald felt sweat beading on his forehead. He'd worked with dangerous people before, had seen what happened to those who became liabilities. He'd never expected to be in that position himself."What makes this worse," Chris continued, moving
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