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Chapter 229: Voting
The twelfth floor of the Davenport Building was quiet except for one room.In the boardroom, leather chairs creaked softly as people settled in. Seven board members took their seats around the table. Some were older, some younger, but they all wore the same expression. Formal. Uncertain.This was not their usual kind of meeting. Normally they received reports from the store, signed off on quarterly statements, or weighed in on minor proposals. An urgent, unscheduled meeting called by Gray himself was something else. Whispers started before the last chair was pulled out. "Do you know what this is about?" an older man with gray hair asked, adjusting his cufflinks. His eyes were sharper than his tone. The woman beside him, maybe mid-thirties, shrugged. "Expansion, from what I heard. And Conrad Everett's name came up." That name moved through the room differently than the others. Heads turned. Eyebrows went up. "Conrad Everett?" another man said, frowning. "He doesn't involve himself
Chapter 228: In 3 Days
Gray and Mara followed the two staff members across the lobby floor. Their footsteps were quiet against the marble. Around them, conversations moved at low volume, and the occasional glance their way carried the particular curiosity of a place where most people already knew each other. The staff led them to a private elevator set apart from the main row. Larger, better maintained, with no call button visible from the outside. One of them swiped a keycard and the doors parted. "This takes you directly to the executive level, Sir." "Thank you." Inside, the elevator was nothing like the standard models. Polished wood paneling on the walls. Brass fixtures. The kind of small, deliberate details that cost more than they announced. The doors closed and the numbers began climbing. Gray clasped his hands in front of him. In the glossy wall opposite, he caught their reflections: himself, straight-backed and composed on the outside; Mara beside him, holding her tablet against her chest like
Chapter 228: In 3 Days
Gray and Mara followed the two staff members across the lobby floor. Their footsteps were quiet against the marble. Around them, conversations moved at low volume, and the occasional glance their way carried the particular curiosity of a place where most people already knew each other. The staff led them to a private elevator set apart from the main row. Larger, better maintained, with no call button visible from the outside. One of them swiped a keycard and the doors parted. "This takes you directly to the executive level, Sir." "Thank you."Inside, the elevator was nothing like the standard models. Polished wood paneling on the walls. Brass fixtures. The kind of small, deliberate details that cost more than they announced. The doors closed and the numbers began climbing.Gray clasped his hands in front of him. In the glossy wall opposite, he caught their reflections: himself, straight-backed and composed on the outside; Mara beside him, holding her tablet against her chest like i
Chapter 227: Please, Follow Us
Selina set the pastry box on the counter and came to the table. The smell of pancakes and bacon still hung in the air."You really made all of this?" she asked, looking at the spread with light surprise.Gray slid a plate toward her. "Figured Lily was overdue for something that wasn't reheated."Lily clasped her hands together. "Brother's pancakes are the best in the whole world, Sister! You have to try them."Selina sat across from her and moved the plate closer. Gray had already set a cup of coffee in front of her by then, and she thanked him with a quiet smile. "Come on, taste it!" Lily was leaning over the table already. Selina took a bite. Her brows lifted."Oh wow!" She nodded. "It's delicious.""I told you!" Lily sat back in her chair with the deep satisfaction of someone whose point had just been confirmed by an expert.Gray shook his head and kept
Chapter 226: Finally, A Break
Gray went home with nothing but a smile on his face.Even in the car, even as the city moved past the windows, the smile did not go anywhere. For the first time in longer than he could pinpoint, he was not thinking about work or numbers or the next thing that needed handling.He was just happy.The dinner had gone better than he had allowed himself to hope for. The week had been heavy with doubt and waiting, and tonight had lifted all of it at once.When Daniel pulled up outside Rosewood Residences, Gray stepped out and turned back."Thank you, Daniel.""Of course, Sir. Good night.""You too."Inside, the condo was quiet. Lily was already asleep, her door open just a crack, the soft glow of her night lamp spilling into the hallway. Gray stopped and looked in. She was curled under her blanket with one corner kicked off to the side. He reached in, straightened it gently, and
Chapter 225: Speechless
The minutes moved slowly.Gray checked his watch more than he wanted to admit. Each one felt longer than the last. He and Mara sat quietly at their table, speaking in low voices only when they had to. The restaurant's stillness made even a whisper feel conspicuous. The other diners ate with the focused quiet of people who came here for the food and not the company."I hope Conrad arrives soon," he thought.And then, as if responding to that thought, the restaurant doors opened.A complete stillness rippled across the room.Gray looked up.Conrad Everett walked in with the kind of presence that did not announce itself. His secretary followed a half-step behind, tablet in hand, expression professionally neutral. The same man who was always at Conrad's side.What caught Gray off guard was not Conrad himself but what happened around him.Diners who had been mid-conversation rose from their seats. Others raised a hand or a glass in acknowledgment. Nobody looked away or pretended not to not
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