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CHAPTER 105
Author: R. AUSTINNITE
last update2026-07-29 23:57:56

The next morning, the sun rose over the glass tower of Edyals Holdings.

It was a major logistics firm, and one of the key companies Slayde had personally helped Harlyn acquire a year ago.

Slayde stood near the grand glass entrance on the plaza below, his massive frame wrapped in his long dark coat.

He stared up at the building, his hands buried deep in his coat pockets. He had some unfinished business inside.

And since he had returned, it was high time that the company returned to its rightf
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