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Chapter 130: The Pawn is Taken
I wake up earlier than usual, the weight of Laura’s threats still pressing against my mind. The mansion feels quieter than usual this morning, but I know it isn’t peace it’s the calm before another inevitable storm. Olivia has been in constant contact with the police ever since Brianna’s accident, and today, she takes the lead more than ever.From my study, I hear her firm voice over the phone, her tone clipped with precision. “Yes, that’s her. Laura Chen. I’ll send the last footage I pulled. Cross-check with your traffic cameras.”I lean back in my chair, rubbing the back of my neck. It still amazes me how Olivia can stay so calm in the middle of chaos. While the rest of us allow stress to eat at us in silence, she channels it into razor-sharp focus.I walk into the living room where Lydia and Kelly are already gathered. Lopez, half-asleep, is sprawled on the couch, muttering about how early it is. Lydia looks up at me with those steady eyes of hers. “Any updates?”“Olivia is still w
Chapter 129: The Unspoken Feast
The mansion feels quieter tonight, as though the walls themselves are holding their breath. After the chaos of Lopez’s disastrous cooking experiment, Lydia takes charge of the kitchen. I hear the soft rhythm of her movements, the clatter of pots, the gentle hiss of oil. The scent soon drifts through the hallways garlic, herbs, something rich and warm. It pulls everyone together.By the time I walk into the dining room, the table is set like a proper family meal. Lydia stands at the head, a subtle pride on her face, though she tries to hide it behind her usual composure. Kelly and Lopez are already arguing about who gets the bigger portion, Olivia rolls her eyes at them both, and for a fleeting moment, I almost forget the world outside.The food tastes better than I expected. Lydia is precise, just as she is in business no step wasted, no detail ignored. I don’t say much, but she notices when I take a second helping. Her lips twitch with the hint of a smile.After dinner, the conversat
Chapter 128: The Calm Before
The message comes just before dawn, my phone buzzing on the nightstand. I grab it, half-expecting Olivia’s early update or Kelly’s report. Instead, I see words that freeze the blood in my veins:What happened was only a tip of the iceberg. I’m coming for everything you love.Laura.I clench my jaw so hard it aches. Rage surges, but beneath it, guilt churns like poison. Brianna lies unconscious in a hospital bed, caught in a war she never asked to join, and now Laura wants to remind me it’s just the beginning.Olivia bursts into my room minutes later, already holding her laptop. “It came from a burner phone,” she says, frustration sharp in her voice. “No trace. Whoever helped her set this up knows their stuff.”I nod, pushing the phone toward her. “Keep digging. I don’t care how long it takes.”For now, Brianna stays under twenty-four-hour protection. Guards line the hospital halls, cameras monitor every corner, and still I don’t feel safe. Not for her, not for us. The wolves are circl
Chapter 127: The Unforgivable Line
I lean back in my chair, the glass of whiskey in my hand swirling slowly, golden liquid catching the light. For once, there’s silence around me. No ringing phones, no gunfire, no desperate plotting. Just the low hum of the city outside my window and the faint burn of alcohol as it slides down my throat.I tell myself I should feel victorious. Justin’s empire is mine. Donald’s hiding in the shadows like a rat. For the first time in months, I have space to breathe. But peace feels foreign, almost uncomfortable, like a suit that doesn’t quite fit.A soft knock at the door breaks the stillness. I don’t need to guess who it is. The hesitation in the rhythm, the pause before the final tap it’s Brianna.“Come in,” I say, voice even.She steps in, dressed elegantly as always, though her eyes betray her exhaustion. She’s been pushing herself to rebuild her company, fighting her own wars while I fight mine. Yet tonight she looks less like the businesswoman and more like the woman who once sat a
Chapter 126: Claiming the Ruins
Power tastes different when it’s earned through blood, sweat, and vengeance. I sit in my office, staring at the stack of reports in front of me, yet my mind isn’t on the numbers. My thoughts circle around the shares I now control sixty percent of Justin’s company. Sixty percent. More than half, more than enough to crush what’s left of him. But I don’t make my move yet. Timing is everything.The scandal is still raging across the news. Commentators call Justin a murderer. Social media floods with Mary’s name, her face, her story. Investors run from anything tied to his name, and with every step they take back, I step forward, buying, waiting. Patience is my weapon.Still, when the television in the corner of my office flashes with breaking news, my chest tightens.“Justin Xander has escaped custody. His whereabouts remain unknown.”The anchor’s words ring like thunder in my ears. My grip on the armrest tightens. My face heats with a mix of anger and unease. Escaped. He should be behind
Chapter 125:The Checkmate Move
Patience is a weapon. I’ve learned that the hard way. To strike too soon is to waste the blow, but to strike at the right moment… that is when the enemy crumbles.For weeks, I bided my time, saying nothing, showing nothing. Justin strutted around as if untouchable, appointing Donald as his new chief operating officer, building his empire on blood and lies. I watched, I waited, and when the appointment was made official, I knew the time had come.I call Olivia, Kelly, Lopez, Lydia all of them. They gather in my office, their faces tense, expectant. The weight of what I’m about to do presses on me, but so does the memory of Mary’s broken body, of Eddy’s lifeless eyes, of the knife Donald pressed to my throat.“This is it,” I say quietly, opening the folder. The room falls into silence. The air thickens with tension as the video begins to play on the screen. Justin’s face fills it first red with rage, spitting curses. Mary cowers in the corner, trembling. Then the slap. Then the vase. Th
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