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Chapter 79
The sun had barely risen when Ryan Walker stood in front of his bedroom mirror, adjusting the cuffs of his white shirt.Today wasn’t just any ordinary day. It was the day Elizabeth McCarthy would meet the real CEO of Nova Technologies. It was the day her pride would crumble and the day her illusion of control would shatter completely.Ryan stared at himself in the mirror for a long moment before speaking under his breath. “This is the day she finds out exactly who I am.”As he reached for his coat and prepared to slip his arms into it, the sound of footsteps approaching from the hallway made him pause. He turned around quickly, alert, only to relax when he saw who entered the room.“Claudia?” he said, surprised, as a small smile tugged at the corner of his lips. “Well, this is a pleasant surprise.”Claudia stood in the doorway, her suitcase wheeled in behind her. “I landed late last night,” she said as she stepped forward. “Didn’t want to wake you. I figured you’d need your rest befor
Chapter 78
Ryan Walker sat on the edge of his bed, his elbows resting on his knees and his eyes glued to the floor as he was lost in his thoughts.Lord Ryder, that name alone was enough to rob him of sleep.The phone call earlier had shaken him in a way no boardroom confrontation ever could. Her voice kept repeating in his head, refusing to fade.Ryan leaned back slowly, letting himself fall into the bed. He stared up at the ceiling and spread his arms wide across the duvet.He knew she wouldn’t back down. Lord Ryder never did. And now, with a hundred million dollars lost to him, she would come back, smarter, more strategic, and more dangerous. That was the kind of enemy he’d made.You’ve tasted power, Ryan. But now, you’ve painted a target on your back.He exhaled slowly, the knot in his chest refusing to loosen. Just then, he was snapped out of his thoughts by a sharp ding.DINGHis phone buzzed once on the nightstand beside him.Reaching for it, he unlocked the screen and saw that it was a me
Chapter 75
The boardroom had fallen eerily silent, no one dared to speak, not even Elizabeth who always had things to say. No one moved, all eyes were on the man seated at the other end of the table, Mr. McCarthy.His once proud shoulders were now slumped in defeat, he found it hard to even look his daughter in the eye. She had asked him not to sign, but he would sign out of fear of being dragged to court and losing publicly and probably.His hand trembled as he tried to hold himself together, the pen shaking in his hand terribly.“Father,” Elizabeth muttered in disbelief, she still couldn’t believe what was happening.He couldn’t look at her…He couldn’t even bring himself to lift his head.The moment the pen left the paper, the lawyer quietly collected the document from him without saying a word, as if the finality of the act had stolen the breath from everyone in the room.Ryan was calm, he didn’t even smile this time around.He stood from his seat slowly, not with arrogance or mockery, but w
Chapter 74
The silence that followed was so intense that even the lawyer could not move yet, Mr. McCarthy’s eyes were intensely fixed on him.For a long moment, Mr. McCarthy didn’t speak. He stood at the far end of the boardroom table with his fists clenched so tight his knuckles had turned pale. His chest rose and fell, his face tuned red from embarrassment and disbelief.And then, he exploded with his next set of words.“No one,” he shouted, his voice was trembling, “No one is preparing any transition documents in my presence! Not while I’m still standing!”“This is madness! This is complete madness, and I wonder why a lawyer is even backing it up, I must say that I am disappointed,” he said in anger.His booming voice startled everyone.Mrs. McCarthy gasped, as she noticed Elizabeth who was still slumped in the chair from her earlier collapse, flinched. Even the secretary, who had quietly crept back into the room with a bottle of water, dropped it on the floor.Ryan was the only person in the
Chapter 73
The lawyer gave a small nod of acknowledgment and reached into his briefcase, which had been resting at his side throughout the meeting. His movements were calm and not rushed, as though this moment had been expected.“Certainly,” the lawyer said. His tone remained professional and composed, even as the tension in the room grew thick. He withdrew a folder that was perfectly organized.“These documents,” he continued, “were submitted in advance to my office by Mr. Walker, per legal protocol. Everything has been verified and reviewed, and I can tell you, your company provided these documents to the shareholders.”He opened the folder and began laying out the contents on the surface of the long boardroom table. One by one, he placed each document carefully in front of the McCarthy family, as if he was serving court papers.“These are the signed shareholder agreements,” he said, pointing as he spoke. “All contracts are legally binding and have already been reviewed and counter-signed by y
Chapter 72
The silence in the boardroom was deafening as everyone’s eyes were on Ryan.Not a single person moved. Ryan stood calmly just inside the doorway, his hands tucked into the pockets of his jeans that felt out of place in the boardroom.It was Elizabeth who found her voice first.She drew in a breath, crossing her arms tightly across her chest and shook her head. Her narrowed eyes locked onto Ryan’s face, searching for answers, explanations but she found none.Her words came sharp and cold. “What the hell are you doing here?”Ryan did not answer. He offered her no glance, no acknowledgment of her question. Instead, he walked toward the far end of the boardroom table. It was the seat reserved, without exception, for the most senior executive, the one who called the shots, probably for the CEO of the company.He pulled the chair back and sat down. The motion was smooth, as if this had been his seat all along and he had simply returned to claim it.Once seated, Ryan turned his gaze first to
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