CHAPTER 137
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Javier rose from his seat with the same quiet grace he always carried, like a storm building beneath the surface of calm waters. He didn’t flinch. He didn’t blink. Not even as the first camera flashed from the hallway behind the manager, followed by the unmistakable sound of hurried footsteps and shouting voices.

Valerie reached instinctively for his arm. “Javier…”

He looked at her and offered the briefest of smiles. “It’s noise. Let them scream.”

But she could see it in his eyes—the gears turning. Adrien had moved faster than either of them anticipated. Calling the press was a bold, reckless move. Not for exposure. For destruction.

The doors were thrown open again. A swarm of local reporters and tabloid correspondents surged inside, accompanied by two uniformed security guards from the restaurant.

“Mr. Everhart!” one of the reporters shouted, phone camera trained on him. “Is it true you were ousted from Everhart Industries? That Adrien Volaris is now interim CEO?”

Another fired off a
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