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Chapter 532: The Counter-Move
Chapter 532: The Counter-MoveThe afternoon sun hit the glass facade of the EMC building at a sharp angle, turning the executive floor into a greenhouse of redirected light and simmering anxiety.James stood by the heavy oak desk in his office, his eyes fixed on the digital ticker of the company’s internal server. He could feel the vibration of the building—not from the machinery, but from the people. The air was heavy with the collective breath of five hundred employees who felt the floor slipping out from under them.A soft knock came at his door. Ana, his dedicated assistant, stepped in. She didn't have her usual brisk, professional smile. Instead, her shoulders were slumped, and she was clutching a tablet to her chest like a shield."Sir," she said, her voice barely rising above the hum of the ventilation system. "The breakroom is a disaster. People aren't even pretending to work. They’re talking about mortgage payments and school tuitions. Someone started a rumo
Chapter 531: The Whispering Gallery
Chapter 531: The Whispering GalleryThe eleventh hour on Monday morning at the Emerald Multisource Corporation (EMC) headquarters felt like the inside of a pressure cooker. The air conditioning hummed, but it couldn't cool the rising heat of anxiety radiating from every cubicle.Alisha Carl walked through the HR department, her heels clicking a rhythmic, sharp cadence against the marble floor. She held a stack of "Employee Assistance" brochures, but her mind was focused on the cold, calculated instructions Liam Carter had given her at the Riverside Hotel.She stopped by the breakroom, where two junior HR coordinators, Sarah and Mike, were huddled over the coffee machine. Their faces were pale, their eyes darting toward the executive elevators every time the bell chimed.“What do you guys think about Eric’s leadership?” She asked them after they exchanged pleasantries."He looks worse every day," Sarah whispered, stirring her sugarless coffee with a plastic stick.
Chapter 530: The Arena of Wolves
Chapter 530: The Arena of WolvesThe boardroom of Emerald Multisource Corporation felt less like a meeting space and more like a Roman amphitheater. The air was thick with the scent of expensive cologne and the metallic tang of cold sweat. Sunlight poured through the panoramic windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing over the long, polished obsidian table, but the warmth did not reach Eric Wood.At the very center of the table, flanked by the most powerful directors, sat Thomas Sterling. As the Head of the Board, He sat perfectly still, his hands folded over a leather-bound folio, his face a mask of disappointment.Eric sat at the other end of the table, his hands clasped tightly in front of him to hide the slight tremor in his fingers. To his immediate right sat James. James was a study in stillness, his face an unreadable mask of professional neutrality. He held a tablet, his eyes occasionally flickering toward the data streams, but he remained silent."Shall w
Chapter 529: Shadows and Silver
Chapter 529: Shadows and SilverThe air in the derelict boatyard was thick with the scent of salt, rust, and the low-tide rot of the harbor. It was 8:00 PM on Sunday, and the only light came from the swaying sodium lamps of the nearby pier.Gregor leaned against a stack of rotted timber, his hands buried deep in the pockets of his heavy coat. He watched a black sedan roll to a stop fifty yards away, its headlights cutting through the mist before clicking off.James stepped out of the car, his movements fluid and precise. He didn't look like the stressed accountant Ellen saw at brunch; he looked like a man who owned the night. He walked toward Gregor, his eyes scanning the perimeter before he stopped a few feet away."Report," James said, his voice cutting through the sound of the lapping water.Gregor pulled a small, encrypted tablet from his pocket, the screen glowing dimly against his weathered face. "The heat is rising, James. Nathaniel Grey’s people at the fi
Chapter 528: The Princeton Leverage
Chapter 528: The Princeton LeverageThe Sunday afternoon sun blazed through the floor-to-ceiling glass of Liam’s penthouse, but inside, the air-conditioned atmosphere was sharp and clinical.Kai sat on a minimalist Italian leather sofa, his lap covered in high-resolution surveillance photos. Beside him, Liam Carter paced the length of the room like a predator in a gilded cage, his eyes fixed on the city below."Status report, Kai," Liam said, his voice dropping to a low, impatient frequency. "The police are tied up with the gangs, and Thomas Sterling and his boy Williams are busy sweating over their server logs. They are not my priority now. This is our window. What did Gregor find on our shadow CFO?"Kai sighed, tossing a folder onto the marble coffee table. "Nothing. Or rather, a whole lot of nothing. My lead investigator, Gregor, has been on James Clarkson for weeks. The man is a ghost. He goes to work, he goes home, he goes to the gym. No gambling debts, no mist
Chapter 527: Sunday Brunch at Wane Manor
Chapter 527: Sunday Brunch at Wane ManorThe Sunday morning sun filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Wane Manor conservatory, casting dancing light across a spread of smoked salmon, fresh fruit, and chilled mimosas. Despite the elegance of the setting, the atmosphere was brittle.Lana Wane sat across from Ellen, her fingers tracing the gold rim of her teacup with an absent-minded intensity.They had spent the first hour discussing their last trip to the Santorini—the white sands, the turquoise water, the blissful ignorance of life before the eight-billion-dollar shadow fell over Emerald Falls. But as the conversation drifted back to the present, the name they had both been avoiding finally surfaced: Williams Jesse."He’s different, Ellen," Lana said, her voice dropping as she looked out toward the manicured gardens. "Since the night of the breach, he’s been... cold. Distant. He hasn't returned my calls for two days, and when he does text, it’s like re
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