2025-05-18 11:00:20Adrien Volaris strolled toward Javier with the easy confidence of a man who thought the world owed him something. His tailored maroon suit shimmered slightly under the restaurant lights, loud and intentional—an announcement, not attire.
Gasps rippled softly through the room. While most didn’t know Javier’s face, Adrien’s was recognizable in the gossip columns, particularly after his recent claims of being the new face of Everhart Industries.
Valerie instinctively moved closer to Javier, her expression shifting. She didn’t like Adrien’s energy—it was off. Too polished. Too perfect. The kind of man who wore charm like armor, and used it like a blade.
“Didn’t know you still had the appetite for fine dining,” Adrien said, eyes gleaming. “I imagined you&rs
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Valeria stood tall, but her throat tightened as Javier’s calm words pressed into the air between them. Around them, the board members scattered in silence, some slipping out of the room without daring to meet Javier’s gaze. Others pretended to busy themselves with their phones, too afraid to witness the incoming storm.Heather remained by the door, lingering for orders, but Javier gave her the faintest nod. She slipped out quietly, leaving only Javier and Valeria in the room.Seconds stretched. Javier’s steady, quiet demeanor didn’t change. He didn’t raise his voice, didn’t frown. But his silence was sharp enough to slice through steel.Valeria swallowed, her perfectly poised composure flickering. “You’re letting Sable manipulate you,” she said, voice steady but
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Javier’s gaze sharpened, his fingers interlocking calmly on the polished table as Sable’s words settled like a thick fog over the room. The other board members exchanged quick, nervous glances—some clearly out of their depth, others eager to see Javier shaken. Valeria’s jaw clenched, but her spine remained straight, refusing to flinch under the weight of attention.Javier spoke, his tone flat but dangerously steady. “You are either bluffing, or you’re playing a reckless game, Sable.”Sable’s smirk didn’t falter. He moved closer, slow and deliberate, the sound of his shoes echoing in the suffocating silence. “You built your empire on precision, Everhart. On knowing every detail before anyone else does.” His smile widened. “And yet… you missed the biggest detail of all. Right under your own roof.”A faint murmur rippled around the boardroom.Gregory, emboldened by the diversion, found his voice again. “This is why you’re losing your edge, Javier. You’ve been blind—too distracted.”Valer
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Javier moved through the corridors of the Everhart Tower with an unhurried pace, his expression neutral despite the brewing chaos. Behind him, Valeria’s heels clicked sharply, her features unreadable, but her tension mirrored his. They had left the charity gala early, leaving Gregory and his little circle of conspirators basking in their false sense of victory.Nicholas was already waiting by the elevator when they arrived at the executive floor. He handed over a tablet, his tone clipped but professional. “Preliminary traces show the account breach originated offshore. Multiple proxy servers. Whoever did this knew our system well.”Javier scrolled through the data, fingers moving smoothly, expression unchanged. “Gregory doesn’t have the intelligence for this level of coordination.”Valeria crossed her arms, her eyes narrowing. “Then someone smarter is backing him.”“Or,” Nicholas interjected, “someone using Gregory as a distraction while playing a longer game.”Javier’s lips pressed i
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The ballroom began to settle, but the ripple effect of Orlen’s downfall was far from over. Javier remained where he stood, unfazed, while clusters of guests pretended to sip their champagne, casting sideways glances his way. The atmosphere shifted—some with newfound respect, others with palpable fear, and a select few… with growing resentment.Valeria squeezed his arm gently, her subtle gesture grounding him. But Javier’s attention had already shifted. From the corner of the ballroom, a sleek, well-dressed man approached, flanked by a group of smug executives—faces Javier recognized from prior board meetings, men who’d spent months opposing him, undermining his moves under the guise of ‘business competition.’At the front was Gregory Hale, the newly promoted regional director of one of Everhart Holdings’ su
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Javier’s calm stare didn’t waver as the ballroom grew heavier with tension. Orlen’s jaw flexed, his confidence visibly shaken now that his hidden moves were exposed in the most public and humiliating way possible. Behind them, the captive struggled weakly against his restraints, but Nicholas and his men held him firm, their expressions unflinching.Valeria, standing tall beside Javier, glanced briefly at the restrained man before her gaze shifted back to Orlen, her voice low but sharp. “Looks like your empire isn’t as untouchable as you believed.”Orlen inhaled slowly, adjusting the cuffs of his tailored jacket in a forced attempt to appear unfazed. “This changes nothing.”Javier’s voice was cool, each word measured. “It changes everything.”At that moment, Heather’s voice came through Javier’s earpiece, her tone calm but laced with quiet triumph. “Sir, we just got confirmation from the Financial Security Bureau—Orlen’s European accounts have been flagged. Assets frozen. Authorities i
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Javier didn’t move. His posture remained relaxed, hands resting at his sides, but his sharp gaze zeroed in on the figure at the ballroom entrance. The crowd, already rattled by the earlier spectacle, instinctively parted, creating a clear path from the door to where Javier stood.Valeria stepped closer to her husband, instinctively protective, her eyes narrowing. Heather’s voice buzzed in Javier’s earpiece. “Facial recognition coming in… unknown identity, but flagged with multiple cross-border travel logs under different aliases. High-priority watchlist.”The stranger walked with the ease of a predator who had nothing to fear. Dressed in a sleek black suit without a tie, his long coat swaying with every step, the man cut through the silence effortlessly. Several security personnel from the event began to approach, but with a simple lift of his hand, the man halted them in their tracks, his presence commanding enough to make them hesitate.Finally, he stood a few steps away from Javier
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