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Chapter 75: A vow in the corridor
Ethan’s footsteps echoed after Emma, each step a steady drumbeat against the floor. He didn’t rush. He knew her too well by now—knew that if he chased her like a desperate man, she would only push him further away, just as she had before.At the far end of the corridor, Emma had stopped. Her back was pressed to the wall, shoulders trembling faintly as she struggled to steady her breathing. She looked like someone cornered by her own emotions—too furious to cry, too wounded to lash out, caught somewhere in the middle.She heard his approach but didn’t move. Her head turned sharply as if ready to unleash the words building inside her. But before she could speak—before her pain could spill out in anger, Ethan was already standing before her.He didn’t waste a breath on explanations. Instead, he lifted his hand and pressed a single finger gently across her lips.“Shhhh.”The sound was low, commanding yet strangely tender. Emma froze beneath his touch, her lips stilling, her wide eyes lo
Chapter 74: The weight of scorn
The air in the Robbins estate was still thick with panic when Ethan walked in. He had removed Ahmad’s masterful disguise earlier that morning, shedding the polished visage of Wirtkov King and slipping back into the skin of the poor, ordinary Ethan everyone thought him to be. The contrast was jarring—just last night he was power cloaked in mystery; now, he was the man most of them dismissed as unworthy.The sight that greeted him froze him in place. Grandfather Robbins sat slumped in his chair, pale and weak, his breathing shallow though steadier than before. Emma was crouched beside him, one hand braced against his arm, her face taut with fear she was trying to mask. Around her, the rest of the family clustered in a semicircle of despair and exhaustion—Leif with eyes red-rimmed from panic, Chloe wiping tears with the back of her hand, Aunt Rose still rubbing the old man’s shoulder, Lizzy standing rigid with clenched fists.Ethan’s brow furrowed immediately. “What happened?” His voic
Chapter 73: The choice in her heart
When Valentina returned to the Enzogrande mansion that night, the silence of its grand corridors felt louder than usual. Her heels clicked lightly against the marble floor, but her mind was too restless to hear it. The entire drive back had been consumed by one man—Wirtkov King.She replayed every moment of their exchange, every measured word and piercing look. He had ticked every box: striking looks sharpened with an aura of danger, confidence that didn’t scream arrogance, the strength of a man who did not need to prove himself. Gentlemanly, yet firm. He was everything she had ever told herself she wanted in a man—and more.And in that instant, something inside her shifted. Decision wrapped itself around her heart before logic could protest: Ethan Wirtkov King was the man she was going to marry.The thought was reckless, almost laughable, but it burned too fiercely to dismiss. She smiled faintly to herself, her eyes glowing with quiet resolve. The upcoming Enzogrande Charity Founda
Chapter 72: Shadows behind the contract
“You don’t owe me an explanation, Miss Enzogrande. You owe yourself one." Ethan’s lips curved faintly, "Because every choice you make ripples beyond the moment. The question is whether you’re certain the evidence that pushed you to rescind that contract was as unshakable as it appeared.”The words struck with the quiet weight of inevitability. Valentina’s eyes hardened, her lashes narrowing the intensity of her gaze, though her heartbeat betrayed her cool mask.She crossed her legs slowly, deliberately—an act of defiance in a room where Ethan already controlled the tempo.“I don’t gamble with the Enzogrande name,” she replied, her tone aristocratic. “The information was solid.”Ethan leaned forward, resting his elbows lightly on the table,“Solid,” he repeated softly. “Or convenient?”Her smile faltered, the faintest sign of agitation flashing across her face. She was not used to being challenged—certainly not like this. “What exactly are you suggesting, Mr. Wirtkov?”“That someone,”
Chapter 71: The heiress and the king
Valentina Enzogrande’s arrival turned heads the moment she stepped into the restaurant. Draped in an elegant ivory dress that hugged her slender frame, with her dark hair swept neatly behind her shoulders, she carried herself with the poise of a woman born into power. The Enzogrande heiress did not need an entourage to announce her presence; her very aura demanded acknowledgment.She had driven herself, an unusual choice for someone of her stature, but tonight she wanted control. She had agreed to this meeting because the name A.M.E.N. had been whispered to her like a forbidden legend—an enigma who toppled empires with a word, who could make governments tremble with the stroke of a pen. She had expected a man cloaked in shadows, dangerous and untouchable.Instead, a polite waiter approached her the moment she crossed the threshold. “Miss Valentina Enzogrande,” he said with a deep bow, his voice rehearsed. “We have been expecting you. Please, this way.”Her sharp eyes narrowed briefl
Chapter 70: The artist of disguise
It wasn’t long before the knock came on the penthouse doors. A steward opened it, and in walked a young man with an oddly graceful gait. His frame was slender, his features smooth, almost delicate. With the right clothes and posture, one might have mistaken him for a woman.Ethan’s sharp gaze followed him as he entered. He was dressed in simple black—no jewelry, no flamboyance—yet there was something theatrical about the way his eyes scanned the room, quick and calculating, like an actor gauging a stage before his first performance.The man bowed slightly, his voice light yet steady. “Ahmad Malcolm.”Ethan blinked, realization dawning. Until he introduced himself, Ethan hadn’t even realized he was a man. Ahmad’s androgynous build and soft features blurred the lines of identity.Matthew leaned on his cane and gave a thin smile. “Ahmad. Right on time.”The young man’s dark eyes flicked to Matthew, then back to Ethan. “So, why did you send for me this time?”“I have someone I want you to
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