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Chapter 172

Jeffery’s driver could tell something was wrong the moment he slid into the backseat. Jeffery’s expression was stormy, his breathing uneven, and his pupils sharp with barely contained rage. But the driver knew better than to ask questions.

“Home,” Jeffery snapped.

The car sped off immediately.

Jeffery stared out the window without really seeing anything. His reflection glared back at him like a taunt—a defeated man, stripped of power, stripped of advantage, stripped of the one thing he thought made him untouchable.

The Minister’s words kept replaying in his head like a siren:

“Go home, Jeffery. Search all you want… you won’t find the evidence.”

Jeffery’s fists tightened.

When the car entered the long driveway of the Morrelo secondary estate he always used, Jeffery tore the door open before the engine even stopped. He marched inside, ignoring the greetings of the maids and guards, heading directly to his private study.

He threw the door shut.

The room was exactly how he lef
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