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“I bet you’re curious about your father, after all,” the VC said with a smirk, opening the door for Jace.Jace glanced at him once. Nothing. No words.The man stepped aside.“I’ve been on my phone all day, just watching, reading… learning about you. And honestly? I’m genuinely surprised—you’re still the same Jace from a few months ago.”“We have exams soon,” Jace cut in sharply.“And you’ve still got anger issues,” the man muttered under his breath, almost to himself.He walked to a small shelf across the room and brought back a picture. He returned to Jace and gently placed it in his hand.It was his father. Jace froze. He could swear he’d never seen his dad smile like this when he was alive. His eyes looked alive, full of warmth. His hair… shiny, styled as if he’d taken the time to make himself look perfect. A man any woman might have married, a life anyone would have called normal.For the first time in months, Jace felt… something.He lifted his head to look at the VC.“We were fr
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The cop chuckled, stretching for his phone—but Maya wouldn’t give it. She tried calling again, but Jace had already blocked the number.“Thanks for denying me the chance to even reach him,” the cop hissed, finally collecting the phone.By the time Maya’s parents saw all the bills, it was too late—they were bankrupt.Maya frantically tried to call her old contacts, hoping for a lifeline, but no one answered.“We sold our house. We’ll get it back when we get on our feet,” her father said quietly hours later, “but for now… we have to go back to the only place I used to have.”Maya wasn’t listening. She just watched as they packed her things into some beat-up truck, leaving everything she had ever owned behind. Hours later, she finally raised her head and realized where she was.“Mom, where are we?” she asked, her voice shaking.“Shut up, you idiot!” her mother snapped from the cramped back of the truck, buried under their meager belongings.“This is the place Jace used to live,” her fath
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Right in front of her, a notification popped up: Account Disabled.Maya froze, thinking it was some cruel joke…until her team stormed in. Swearing and panicked, each of them pulled out papers and dropped them onto the table.“I’m done working for you,” one muttered.The rest followed suit. There was no hope left.Maya’s first reaction was pure rage. She jumped up, ready to storm out and find Jace—but she was stopped at the door. “You are leaving the country immediately!” her mother shouted.“You are a disgrace to this family!” a cousin sneered, someone she hadn’t seen in years.Maya whirled around, trying to destroy her cameras, her anger boiling…then the memory of Jace hit her, how he had orchestrated all of this. She froze for a second, realization dawning, before police cars screeched up outside. Officers rushed in, leaving her stunned and unable to process anything.Her parents ran after them, trying to intervene—but couldn’t.In a blur, she was escorted to the station. She was m
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“Sir, we found out who did this to Iris yesterday—it was Maya Callister,” one of Jace’s men said into the phone. Jace was already driving to meet the VC claiming to be his father’s friend. He ended the call, turned the car around, and spoke with cold precision. “I want everything she’s done plastered all over the news—TV, online, everywhere. It’s high time she understood that messing with me was the last thing she should ever do.” By the time Maya saw it, the news was everywhere. She froze, staring at the screen, heart pounding. Her first instinct: faint. Her parents came rushing over in a helicopter. She expected comfort…support. Instead, a slap landed across her cheek. The sting burned more than the humiliation. She froze. “We gave you everything you needed! And now this? Not even for something positive?” her mother snapped, eyes blazing. “It’s not all my fault…Jace—” Maya tried. “You have to leave the country. Right now,” her father cut in, voice sharp with rage. “You’re sup
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“Why? It’s already two a.m.!” Paxton snapped, like yelling the time would magically change his mind.Iris hadn’t said a word.She was just staring at Jace’s back.At the redness.At what could’ve been worse.Her hands were still trembling.“She’s. Not. Sleeping. Here,” Jace said, each word sharp, leaving no room for argument.Iris smiled softly. She didn’t want a fight. “I have to go back home.”The nanny gave her a warm hug while Jace slipped into some more practical clothes that of course belonged to Paxton. “Those look better on you than they do on me,” Paxton said, eyeing Jace when he came back.“I’ll return them,” Jace replied. “I’ll be back before morning,” he added, leading Iris toward the door.“Such a stubborn kid,” Paxton’s father muttered.“You said you prefer him to me,” Paxton said, a smirk tugging at his lips.“Of course I do. That was supposed to be a compliment. Stubborn people are the best for business. A bit like some traits of a psychopath,” his dad added with a sh
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Paxton’s father looked like his blood pressure just did a backflip.Then—Another loud noise, but this time, it was coming from the room. Paxton flinched.“It’s my phone,” Jace muttered, pulling it from his pocket. “Alarm.”“Oh shit… I thought some spirit broke in,” Paxton groaned, clutching his chest.Even the nanny had come out, looking terrified.“I’ve got this,” Paxton’s father said, already barking into the phone to one of the cops he knew.Jace checked his screen.Ten missed calls.All from Iris.“What the hell…” he muttered. Who calls like that in the middle of the night?He called her back. Even he was surprised he was being this much of a gentleman.She picked up immediately.“Jace!” she screamed. “I’m in front of the gate! What are they doing to you?” She was crying.“The front of—where?” Jace asked, his eyes locking with Paxton’s. “No. You’re not the one hitting the gate right now?”“You can hear it? Can you run out? Can you do something?” she asked frantically.Whatever t
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