2026-04-30 12:00:14While Logan was still in his thoughts, the elevator that led straight to the CEO’s floor dinged loudly, drawing their attention. The woman that stepped out was the CEO’s secretary, she was sharp-looking as she took measured strides towards them.
Leslie quickly adjusted her clothes and turned sharply to Stacy. "Keep it down, will you? Can't you see that someone from the CEO's floor is here? Behave yourself." She scolded as she tried her best to look as calm as possible.
"Oh my God! That's true…” Stacy composed herself quickly, “They must have reconsidered your business proposal and sent her to inform us, mom." She turned to Adriana, "Your father's connection must have worked after all.
Adriana huffed quietly, "I told you my father's influence will come through. " She said with a proud smirk.
While they didn't know that the CEO they fawned over was the Mitchell family butler, Alfred Macdonald, they also didn't know that the actual CEO and the rightful heir to the property they stood in… was right in front of them.
Albert was merely a trusted individual that was personally chosen by the Mitchell family to handle the public affairs of Astral Corp while they took care of things from the shadows. Only 1% of the world's population knew of their existence.
Leslie held out her hand, hoping for a handshake, but the lady brushed past her and stood in front of Logan with a smile. Leslie was beyond embarrassed.
"Hello, Mr Logan. I'm so sorry to keep you waiting.” She said with a calm smile. "The CEO has been expecting you since you told him you were coming. He even cleared out his schedule for the day so he'd be available for you whenever you arrive."
"Hello there, secretary Kim." Logan returned the smile. "Did he really clear out the schedule for the day? He shouldn't have done that, I don't plan on staying long.”
At this point, Leslie, Stacy, and Adriana were too stunned to speak. This was a scenario they never thought in a million years would play out in front of them.
"Mum, what the hell is going on?" Stacy whispered to her mother, "Is this really happening right now? Did the secretary just address that good-for-nothing with respect?"
Leslie only nodded in disbelief, trying to wrap her head around what she was witnessing at the moment, “Just how much does that fool think he matters?”
Adriana just stared, unable to say a word.
Meanwhile, Logan and Kim chatted away, ignoring the presence of the three women.
Kim then led Logan away towards the VIPs only elevator that led straight to the CEO's floor.
Stacy was the first to leave after they left, “No freaking way.” She said loudly, “That idiot did not just get special treatment while we're here.”
“This must be a mistake. We're gonna wait for his to come back and then ask him because there's no way this is happening.” Leslie whispered.
Kim led Logan through highest floor to the CEO's office. She made a low knock before going in with Logan.
Sorry for taking so long in bringing him here, sir. There was a slight disturbance at the lobby earlier." She told the old man sitting behind the large mahogany desk.
Alfred nodded as he stood up, adjusting his suit. "It's alright, thank you Kim. You may leave now."
Kim nodded and looked over at Logan. "Welcome back, Young Master Mitchell. You have been greatly missed.” She said with a genuine smile and left.
The minute the door closed after Kim, Alfred moved towards Logan and pulled him into a tight hug. “She couldn't be more right, Young Master, you truly were greatly missed.”
Logan returned the hug. “I would be lying if I said I didn't miss you all, Alfred. But I have more serious matters to attend, and it can't wait till tomorrow. What is it that you want me to do?”
"Oh, yes." Alfred stood up and went to retrieve a file from his desk. "I want you to sign this, and once you do, the $600,000 would be yours."
Logan frowned, just like that? He knew something was up when he saw the file he was asked to sign. He flipped through the document. Then his brows knotted, "Butler Alfred, why must I sign a document for inheritance before you help me?"
"Young Master, it is your duty and right to take over the empire's affairs, sir.” The butler said immediately for fear of being cut off by Logan, "I know you left the family because of what happened to your sister and you blame your father for it but I assure you, he isn't at fault, he is not the culprit. For how long do you plan on punishing him?"
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Chapter 367: The Funding Line Goes Dark
The funding line went dark by morning."Confirmed closed," Alfred said. "And that was the last of the major arteries. Everything they used to fund the operation against you is either severed or frozen now.""They still have resources," Logan said."They do," Alfred said. "But not the easy, deniable kind. Everything left is traceable, slower, harder to move without exposure.""That is a real shift," Logan said."It is," Alfred said. "The infrastructure that made all of this possible is gone."Logan used the improved position to push several long horizon projects forward at once. The commercial frameworks around the channels expanded further, new agreements built for years rather than months. Protected development pathways for Micro Dash advanced steadily, the engineers still working undisturbed under the deeper cover Alfred had maintained for weeks.And slowly, underneath all of it, family life inside the new residence continued its own quiet normalization.Ava returned to a fuller sc
Chapter 366: The Final Thread
The new residence became fully operational within the week, and the protective routines recalibrated around a longer horizon, no longer built for crisis but for years of ordinary life underneath extraordinary security.Logan began spending controlled portions of his days on ordinary executive work again, visible in limited ways at Springlife and across the channel operations for the first time in months."How does it feel," Ava asked, watching him prepare for his first in person site visit since everything began."Strange," Logan said. "Good strange."The city's major players adjusted quickly to the new normal, meetings resuming with a steadiness that would have seemed impossible weeks earlier.Roman delivered an update that confirmed the shift was more than surface deep."Carlisle formally stepped back from two of his more confrontational committees," Roman said. "Graceful on the surface. Final underneath.""He knows it is over," Logan said."He knows," Roman said. "Whether he says i
Chapter 365: The Honesty of Crayons
The move began in phases, exactly the way Scott had planned it."Three separate transfers over four days," Scott said. "No single moment where everything is exposed at once.""Same discipline as every extraction we have run," Logan said."Same discipline," Scott said. "Just slower, because this time nobody is running from anything. We can afford to be careful instead of fast."The household settled into the new residence gradually, room by room, the empty halls filling with the ordinary weight of a family actually living somewhere instead of hiding.Victor stayed with them for a limited stretch before his medical team required his return to the secure recovery location, and for those few days the house held something Logan had not expected to feel so strongly.Three generations under one roof.Logan watched Victor sit at the kitchen table each morning, watched Mia climb into the chair beside him without hesitation, watched Ava move easily between the two of them like the arrangement
Chapter 364: Three Generations Under One Roof
The disrupted mapping attempt led to something new, a short exchange between the two counsel teams that felt closer to coordination than anything before it."They reached out first," Alfred said. "Confirming the same pressure hit both sides at the same time. Nothing formal. Just an acknowledgment.""That we are under fire from the same source," Logan said.The new residence reached initial operational readiness that same week, and Logan walked it with Ava and Mia under full security."This one," she said. "This is my room.""You are sure," Logan said, smiling."I am sure," Mia said, already pointing at the far wall. "All my drawings go there. In order. Starting with the first castle.""We will hang every one," Ava said."The move is scheduled," Scott confirmed later that day. "Everything checks out. We can begin transition within the week."That evening, under maximum cover, Victor arrived at the current safe location.Logan met him at the door, and for a moment neither man said anyt
Chapter 363: The Deliberate Restraint
Logan kept the reply formal, matching what the young man had sent.Offer rejection acknowledged. Notification protocol remains open on my end.He read it once before sending, resisting the pull to add anything more. The restraint felt deliberate on both sides now, an unspoken agreement that whatever this was becoming, it would not be rushed by either party."No personal content added," Alfred confirmed, reviewing the exchange. "Matches his tone exactly.""That is the point," Logan said. "We let the trust build at its own pace, not ours."Construction on the new residence began that week under tight compartmentalization, each contractor working with only the piece of the plan they needed to see."Nobody outside the core team has the full layout," Scott said. "Standard practice, but I am running it stricter than usual given everything happening.""Good," Logan said. "I would rather move slower and stay invisible than move fast and leave a trail."Parallel to the construction, the instit
Chapter 362: The Unprompted Message
The surveillance attempt traced back quickly to a cut out Scott's team had already half mapped weeks earlier."Confirmed," Scott said. "Same network, different node. We removed it clean, no noise.""They have not accepted the ruling yet," Logan said."Doesn't look like it," Scott said. "This reads like probing, not retreat.""Then we keep treating every quiet week as temporary," Logan said. "Because apparently it is."Victor reached a milestone that week that shifted the shape of everything ahead."Medical clearance for limited travel," Alfred reported. "Under extreme security, but real travel."Logan called his father directly once the news settled."They are saying I could actually see you," Victor said. "In person, not a screen.""How does that sit with you," Logan said."Heavier than I expected," Victor said. "I have imagined it so many times it almost does not feel real that it might actually happen now.""We will plan it carefully," Logan said. "Controlled reunion, full security
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