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Chapter 40
Chapter 40Marcus Whitfield arrived at the mansion two days later, dressed in a sharp gray suit that fit a little too perfectly, his smile a little too practiced. Alejandro met him in the main sitting room, Miguel seated beside him with a folder of his own, unconvinced but present at Alejandro's insistence."Mr. Garcia," Marcus said warmly, extending a hand. "It's an honor. I've followed your story since the lottery win. Incredible.""Thank you for coming," Alejandro said, gesturing for him to sit. "This is Miguel Torres, my business partner."Marcus's smile didn't waver as he shook Miguel's hand, though his grip felt slightly too firm, like a man trying too hard to seem confident. "Miguel. I've heard great things.""Have you," Miguel said flatly, not bothering to match the warmth.They spent the next hour going through the pitch, Marcus laying out the resort property with practiced ease, numbers projected on a small screen he'd brought along, testimonials from investors Miguel had ne
Chapter 39
Chapter 39Sophia found Alejandro in his study that evening, hunched over a stack of papers from the finance meeting, a glass of untouched whiskey sitting beside his elbow. She knocked softly on the open door before stepping inside."You've been in here for hours," she said, moving behind his chair to rest her hands on his shoulders."Trying to make sense of an opportunity Marcus brought me," he said, rubbing his eyes. "A resort property out on the coast. He thinks it could double as an investment and a foothold into a new market.""Sounds exciting." She began massaging his shoulders gently, feeling the tension there. "What's stopping you?""The numbers are aggressive," Alejandro admitted. "Miguel wants more time to look at it properly before we commit to anything."Sophia kept her expression soft, careful. "Miguel always wants more time. Sometimes opportunities don't wait for someone else's comfort level.""He's usually right about these things.""Usually," she agreed, letting the wo
Chapter 38
Chapter 38Miguel called an early meeting the next morning, the photo from the warehouse pulled up on the main screen in the security office. Jake and Nathan stood near the front, still looking like they hadn't slept much. Jackson sat at his usual station, fingers already moving across his keyboard."This is the man Jake identified," Miguel said, pointing at the screen. "We've confirmed he was present at the casino the night of the fire. Now he's meeting privately with Oscar."Theo crossed his arms. "So Oscar's connected to Diego. That's not a guess anymore.""No," Miguel said. "It's not."Jake spoke up. "The question is what we do with it. Do we bring this to Alejandro?"Miguel had already thought about this on the drive in. "Not yet. If we tell him now, all we have is a photo of two men shaking hands. Sophia will spin it, tell him it's nothing, and Oscar disappears before we can find out what he's actually doing here.""So we keep watching," Nathan said."We keep watching," Miguel c
Chapter 37
Chapter 37Valentina waited until the house had gone quiet before she moved. Diego had left after dinner for one of his late meetings, the kind he never explained and she'd learned never to ask about, and the staff had retreated to their quarters for the night. She sat alone in the sprawling bedroom, staring at the phone in her hand.She didn't have Alejandro's number. She didn't have anyone's number that mattered, not really. Diego had made sure of that years ago, slowly, so she never noticed it happening until every friend she'd once had stopped calling.But she remembered a name. Miguel Torres. She'd heard Diego say it enough times with enough venom that it had lodged itself in her memory. Alejandro's right hand. His most loyal man.She opened a browser on the phone, hands trembling slightly, and searched for the casino's public contact page. A general line. Not what she needed, but somewhere to start.A floorboard creaked outside the door.Valentina's heart jumped into her throat.
Chapter 36
Chapter 36The restaurant Sophia had chosen sat on the top floor of a hotel downtown, all glass walls and quiet music, the kind of place where every table felt private even though none of them were. Alejandro arrived first, shown to a corner booth by a host who recognized his name before he said it.Sophia arrived ten minutes later in a pale blue dress, smiling as she slid into the seat across from him. "Sorry. Traffic.""You're fine," he said, though he'd spent those ten minutes glancing at the door more than he wanted to admit.They ordered, and for a while the conversation stayed easy, the kind of small talk that used to come naturally to them before everything fell apart the first time. She asked about the finance meeting. He told her the numbers were good, better than projected, the casino recovering faster than anyone expected after the fire."That's wonderful," she said, and her hand found his across the table. "You've worked so hard for this.""We've worked hard," he corrected
Chapter 426: Kate’s Visit to SkyCare
Chapter 426: Kate’s Visit to SkyCareKate Carl decided to visit skycare and see if Williams could help even in his hospital bed. He has always helped them in the past, and she thought he would this time around too.She arrived at SkyCare Medical Center, stepping out of her black luxury sedan with a deep breath. The hospital’s glass facade gleamed under the afternoon sun, giving it an air of sterility and wealth. Inside, the lobby was spacious, the scent of antiseptic hanging in the air as nurses moved briskly from one station to another. The soft hum of conversations between patients, doctors, and visitors created a low, almost soothing background noise.Kate, dressed elegantly in a beige coat over a fitted dress, approached the reception desk with her usual poised demeanor. The receptionist, a young woman in a crisp uniform, looked up with a professional smile.“Good afternoon. How may I help you?”“I’m here to see Williams Jesse,” Kate said smoothly.The receptionist glanced at her
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