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CHAPTER 290
The hotel lobby buzzed with well-dressed socialites and businessmen, each flaunting their wealth as if it were a contest. Marble floors gleamed under the golden chandeliers, and classical music floated gently through the air. Javier stood near the entrance, wearing a plain black shirt and dark slacks—unassuming, modest, and far from the designer-laden crowd that occupied the room.He approached the reception desk with quiet confidence, waiting patiently behind a group of guests who eyed him with visible disdain. One woman in a tight red dress glanced over her shoulder and scoffed.“Looks like security’s getting real lenient these days,” she whispered to her friend, not bothering to lower her voice.Her friend laughed, flipping her blonde hair. “Maybe he’s lost. Or looking for the kitchen entrance.”Javier said nothing, simply waited.The concierge, a tall man with a stiff posture and too much cologne, frowned when he finally looked up and saw Javier. “Sir,” he began, voice clipped and
CHAPTER 289
The chandelier above the grand lobby of Hotel Caravelle sparkled like crushed diamonds, its soft golden light casting a warm glow over the marble floors. Guests in tailored suits and glittering gowns milled about, sipping champagne, chatting, laughing—the wealthy elite in their natural habitat.Javier entered quietly.He wore a simple dark blazer, pressed slacks, and a muted gray shirt. His shoes were polished but lacked the designer insignia most guests flaunted. No cufflinks. No flashy watch. No entourage.Just him. Alone.He crossed the lobby to the concierge, pausing politely as two women draped in designer gowns finished speaking.“I don’t care what
CHAPTER 288
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
CHAPTER 287
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
CHAPTER 286
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
CHAPTER 285
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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