2025-06-12 00:01:25The city had never seen anything quite like Chen Walker Holdings.
Their new headquarters rose like a monument in the heart of downtown—a shimmering glass tower, all sharp corners and blinding reflections. It dwarfed every building around it, as if Sarah and Charles had built it just to remind the world that they could. On opening day, a sea of drones hovered overhead, broadcasting the event on every social feed in the city. A red carpet snaked from the curb to the doors, lined with velvet ropes and paparazzi. It was less a business debut and more a royal coronation. Sarah stood at the center of it all. Her suit was crisp, white as snow, her hair perfectly styled, her heels high enough to hurt but steady enough to make her look invincible. Cameras snapped, reporters shouted her name, and she smiled for each lens with the poise of someone who’d won and lost everything and learned
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Silence scared them more than noise. Sarah sat in her office, watching Charles pace. Three months since they'd heard from Brent. Three months of nothing. "He's planning something," Charles muttered. Again. Always the same words. Sarah stared at her phone. No messages. No threats. No warnings. Just silence. "Maybe he's really gone," she said. Not believing it. Charles laughed. Sharp. Angry. "You think he's gone? After everything?" Their empire was growing again. New factories. New trucks. New deals. All because Brent Walker 'disappeared'. "We're stronger now," Charles said, looking out at their buildings. "Bigger than before." But his eyes kept checking shadows. Kept watching corners. Robert Chen walked in, holding papers. "Another company bought. Right next to Walker Industries." They were taking eve
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The newspapers loved writing Brent Walker's rumoured fall. "FALLEN BILLIONAIRE LOSES EVERYTHING?" "BRENT WALKER: FROM HERO TO ZERO" "CHEN INDUSTRIES TAKES OVER WALKER EMPIRE" Sarah read every story. Every lie. Every trap. Because that's what they were. Traps. She sat in her office, watching Charles give another TV interview. "Brent Walker?" He laughed on screen. "Old news. The city has moved on." The reporter nodded. "Some say he's planning a comeback." "Let him try." Charles smiled his shark smile. "We own everything now. His buildings. His companies. His power." Sarah turned off the TV. Couldn't watch anymore. Their PR team worked overtime. Pushing stories. Spreading rumors. Making Brent look finished. "Public opinion is everything," Charles told them. "Make them believe he's done." And people did
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The President loved money. Everyone knew it. Sarah and Charles sat in a fancy office, watching him count their donation. Five million dollars. All clean. All legal-looking. "This is... generous," the President said, smiling his TV smile. Charles leaned forward. "We believe in your vision, sir." Sarah stayed quiet. Let Charles do the talking. He was good at lying to powerful people. The President touched the check again. "And you want...?" "Nothing much." Charles shrugged. Casual. Practiced. "Just some help with permits. Health inspections. Small things." The President nodded slowly. "Those inspectors can be... difficult." "Very difficult," Charles agreed. "Especially at night." They all knew what he meant. Night inspections. Surprise visits. Brent's people, watching their factories. Sarah watched the President think. She could almost
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The Chen-Walker food factory looked normal from outside. Clean walls. Big trucks. Workers in white coats. But at night, everything changed. Sarah stood in the loading dock, watching trucks roll in. Not food trucks. These were different. Darker. Quieter. "How many tonight?" she asked Charles. He checked his phone. "Six trucks. Full loads." Sarah nodded, pulling her coat tighter. The night air was cold, but that wasn't why she shivered. Inside, the factory floor was busy. Day shift workers were gone. These weren't regular employees. These people moved differently. Watched the doors. Carried guns under their jackets. "Miss Chen." A man approached, tattoos peeking from his collar. "The shipment's ready." Sarah followed him deeper into the factory. Past the normal food processing areas. Past the clean machines and bright lights. The basement was differen
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Charles loved copying Brent Walker. That morning, he sat in his new office, looking at a map of the city. Red dots marked Brent's companies. Blue dots showed Charles's new ones. "Look at this," he told Sarah, pointing at the map. "Every time Brent has a new company, we build one next door. Every time he has a factory, we put one across the street." Sarah leaned over his desk and forced a smile. "Why?" "Because it drives him crazy." Charles grinned. "We're not just competing. We're haunting him. I'm going to do everything possible for us to always be at the top. That guy should just get ready for what is to come.." He pulled up some papers. "See this? Brent has Walker Tech. Now we have Chen Tech, right beside it. He has Walker Foods? We just bought the building next door for Chen Foods." Sarah smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes. "You really hate him, don't y
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Sarah loved the lights. She loved the cameras even more. That morning, she sat in a spotless white studio, a team of stylists fluttering around her. They powdered her cheeks, brushed her hair, fixed every little thing that could possibly look less than perfect. Sarah smiled, but her eyes were cold. The host, a woman with perfect teeth and a fake laugh, leaned in. “You look wonderful, Sarah.” Sarah did her best shy smile. “Thank you. It’s been a long road.” The cameras rolled. The red light blinked. Sarah leaned forward, hands folded, every line in her head rehearsed a hundred times. “Let’s talk about your past,” the host began. “A lot has happened. Jail, scandals, all that drama. People want to know: are you a changed woman?” Sarah dropped her eyes. “I’m not proud of everything I did. I made mistakes. Big ones. I hurt people. I was lost. But prison changes you. I had time to thin
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