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Chapter 13: Backroom Deals
The man at the table kept glancing at the door, sweat collecting at his temples despite the café’s air conditioning.He looked like someone used to making money in silence—gray-haired, expensive watch, the kind of polished arrogance that came from never being caught.Until today.A sealed envelope slid across the table toward him.He didn’t see who left it.Only a brief shadow. The smell of espresso and cigarette smoke. A chill, though no one had opened a door.He opened it.And found himself staring at his own signature.Dozens of bank transactions.Dates. Sums. Side deals.All tied directly to the Benson Group’s pension fund.There was one more thing inside the envelope—a handwritten note.“You resign by noon. Or this goes public.”He turned pale.And nodded to no one.By the time Jessica entered the office that morning, her phone was vibrating nonstop.She blinked at her screen: [Breaking News]Benson Group Board Member Resigns Over Fraud AllegationsHer heel faltered on the polish
Chapter 12: slipping Grip
Jessica gripped the edge of the conference table like it could hold her together.“Michael,” she said, struggling to keep her voice level, “we can’t keep this up. If we lose another board member—”“We won’t.” Michael Kane leaned back in her father’s chair like it belonged to him. “You still have my vote.”Her jaw clenched. “You’re not on the board.”“I could be.” He shrugged. “If you want to keep your title, you need my help.”Silence stretched between them. Jessica’s eyes flicked to the door, half-hoping someone—anyone—would interrupt. No one did.Michael stood and walked slowly to her side of the table, his voice lowering.“Let’s be honest, Jess. You’re not CEO material. Never were. You inherited a legacy your father built brick by brick. And now it’s crumbling. What you need is someone who understands the market. Someone who knows how to move in backchannels.”“Someone like you?” she snapped.He smiled, fake and smooth. “Exactly. You keep your title. I’ll handle the money. Full con
Chapter 11: Anonymous Ally
Adrian sat in the dim glow of his apartment, no larger than a storage unit, yet quiet. Clean. Still. A cup of untouched black coffee sat beside his laptop.The screen flickered with digital windows—dummy accounts, encrypted banking protocols, layered ownerships tied to foreign names and silent shells. All feeding into one thing.25% of Benson Group.Owned entirely by him. But not as Adrian Cole.The system’s voice rang in his mind, cold yet calm.“Mission complete: Asset Acquisition. New Task: Remain unknown for 7 consecutive days. Reward: Identity Cloak Protocol.”He exhaled slowly, folding his hands in front of him.No celebration. No smile.Jessica had spent the last two weeks fighting to keep the company afloat—publicly sobbing at press conferences, spiraling on livestreams. And not once did she realize the man sinking her ship was the one she once called husband.Adrian didn’t want revenge.He wanted silence.Powerful silence.He clicked to open a livestream from Benson Group HQ.
Chapter 10: The Buy-In
The boardroom was too quiet.Jessica sat at the head of the oval table, surrounded by stone-faced board members who avoided her gaze. The envelope from the anonymous investor still sat unopened beside her.She hadn’t told anyone what it said.Not yet.The line kept echoing in her head:“How does it feel to lose everything in silence?”She swallowed hard.Someone was taunting her—and they were winning.“Let’s begin,” said Alan Cross, the senior board advisor. His tone was clipped, formal. “We’ve been called here due to a major stake acquisition. Twenty-five percent of Benson Group has been bought out in under forty-eight hours.”Jessica tried to steady her voice. “Do we know who the buyer is?”Alan gave her a long look. “The buyer wishes to remain silent. For now.”A younger board member leaned forward. “That’s a quarter of the company. If they decide to push a vote of no confidence, we could lose control.”Jessica’s heart skipped. “They won’t.”The doors opened.A lawyer stepped in an
Chapter 9: Sinking Ship
Jessica sat in the conference room, but she didn’t hear a word her legal team was saying.Her fingers tapped anxiously on the glossy table, a soft rhythm that betrayed the storm in her chest. Screens flickered across the wall—stock prices, news headlines, social media trends. All of it spelling one thing:Benson Group was in freefall.“…Ma’am,” her assistant whispered beside her. “We’ve just confirmed—three more investors pulled out this morning.”Jessica didn’t blink. “Who?”“Eastshore Partners, Platinum Ridge, and… Cayden Group.”She exhaled slowly. “All in one day.”The legal head cleared his throat. “There’s also been movement in the debt market. Someone’s buying up your corporate liabilities.”Jessica’s eyes snapped toward him.“What do you mean ‘someone’?”“They’re using multiple shell companies. Hidden identities. But it’s coordinated. Very strategic.”Her mouth went dry. She knew what this was.Not a hostile takeover.A silent war.And she was losing.Adrian sat in a high-rise
Chapter 8: Power In Silence
Jessica tugged at her blazer sleeve, pretending her hands shaking.The press conference was supposed to be a reset—a confident front to reassure stakeholders and the media. But under the gloss, her world was cracking like cheap glass.Across the stage, the Benson Group’s legal counsel flipped through prepared statements. No one spoke. The murmurs from the journalists sounded like ocean waves threatening to swallow her whole.She glanced at the doors.He wasn’t here.Michael.Not even a message.“Of course,” she whispered under her breath.He always vanished when the pressure hit.Behind a one-way mirror in a side room adjacent to the conference hall, Adrian watched.No one knew he was there.Dressed in charcoal black, arms crossed, his expression unreadable. Beside him, Tasha stood quietly, holding a tablet, monitoring real-time engagement metrics.“She’s about to crack,” Tasha said. “Do we pull the trigger?”Adrian didn’t answer. His gaze was fixed on Jessica.The system whispered i
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