2025-07-10 11:10:38“Who insulted my husband?”
Silence crashed down like thunder.
All heads turned toward Valeria Everhart as she strode into the ballroom, the soft click of her heels echoing like gunshots across the marble. Her dress—black silk, tailored to perfection—moved like liquid shadow around her. Elegant. Composed. Lethal.
Javier stood still, unbothered, his eyes meeting hers with a flicker of something unreadable. But Valeria—her gaze burned.
The crowd parted instinctively.
The women who’d mocked Javier earlier took a step back. The bartender who had hesitated now looked pale. Cassian Langston’s confident smirk faltered at the corners.
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CHAPTER 263
The high-end bistro near Alder Street was the kind of place that catered to those who liked to pretend they owned the world—businessmen flashing their company credit cards, trust fund babies parading expensive shoes, and staff trained to judge based on appearance before service.Javier walked in unnoticed, his attire simple: no tie, plain shirt, and his coat damp from the light drizzle outside. His steps were silent, but every eye that landed on him carried the same dismissive gleam.A tall hostess approached, her lips tightening into a forced smile. “Sir,” she said sharply, “this establishment has a reservation-only policy.”Javier gave a polite nod. “Good. I have a reservation under Clara Lorrell.”The hostess’s smile dropped into a slight frown before morphing into amusement. “You must be mistaken, sir. Ms. Lorrell’s reservation is… exclusive.” Her eyes drifted over his coat, his simple watch. “She’s meeting important people. You… are clearly in the wrong place.”Behind her, a wait
CHAPTER 261
The rain tapped softly against the rooftop of the private car as Javier sat in the backseat, unmoving. His phone screen was dark, but the conversation with Valeria replayed in his mind like a broken reel.They didn’t take the files. They didn’t take the cash. They took the ring.Not just any ring—his father’s ring, the same one passed down through three generations of Everharts, a ring no one but family was ever allowed to touch. It had been in the wall safe, behind a biometric lock embedded inside the study of their lakefront estate.To open
CHAPTER 260
The boardroom of Everhart Holdings’ Manhattan office was quiet.The lights were dimmed, the windows drawn against the glare of the afternoon sun. At the far end of the long glass table, Javier sat alone, hands folded, gaze fixed forward.Across from him sat Emerson Routh—Senior Advisor, ten-year board member, and the man Javier had once trusted to carry sensitive contracts when he didn’t want them traced through his own name.Now, Javier stared at him like one might look at a locked vault that had just been found pried open.“I assume you’ve read the report,” Javier said.Emerson adjusted his blazer, trying to mask his nervousness behind a forced chuckle. “I’ve read several this morning, Javier. You’ll need to be more specific.”Javier tilted his head, as if quietly admiring the courage it took to lie so boldly.“The signature on the breach matched a biometric ID tied to one of the private accounts in Zurich,” Javier said. “An account only three people had access to. Myself. My wife.
CHAPTER 259
The air in the room thickened as Clara stepped farther inside, her heels muted against the carpet. Her composure was nearly flawless—shoulders squared, chin held high, eyes sharp behind delicate glasses—but Javier had long since learned that poise was often the first mask worn by a liar.She didn’t offer a handshake.“I know what it looks like,” Clara began. “But you’re wrong.”Valeria narrowed her eyes. Garrick remained standing near the screen, visibly unsure whether to sit or run.Javier didn’t blink. “Do I look surprised?”Clara hesitated for just half a beat. “You always look unreadable. That’s part of your charm, isn’t it?”“Charm is for people trying to win something,” Javier replied calmly. “You’re here to negotiate. So say what you came to say.”Clara took a seat across from him, folding one leg over the other. “You’re not going to find Roland. Not unless I give him to you.”“Bold of you to assume I need your help to find a man who’s already hiding under your instructions.”H
CHAPTER 258
Javier stood still, eyes fixed on the man who had just burst into the ballroom. The room was deathly silent except for the heavy breathing of the IT security officer who had delivered the news. Javier didn’t move. He didn’t flinch.“What exactly was wiped?” he asked, his voice even and quiet, but sharp enough to silence the whispers building in the crowd.The man swallowed hard. “Everything from the Langston Vault backup. Financials. Signed digital agreements. The entire chain of board correspondence. Gone. Not deleted—scrubbed. It wasn’t a virus—it was human.”Mr. Garrick stepped down from the stage, his expression tightening. “But that server wasn’t connected to the internet. It was air-gapped. No outside access.”“It wasn’t accessed from outside,” the IT officer said. “It was breached from inside. Someone with your internal encryption keys.”Garrick’s face paled.Javier said nothing. He turned, calmly scanning the ballroom. His eyes swept over every guest, every supposed ally, ever
CHAPTER 257
The golden ballroom of the Seraphine Hotel shimmered beneath crystal chandeliers, casting reflections across champagne glasses and polished marble floors. Laughter, fake smiles, and the sound of soft jazz mingled in the air—typical of a high-society charity gala meant to impress, not inspire.Javier Everhart walked in unnoticed.As always, he wore a simple dark-gray suit—well-cut, but not flashy. No designer logo, no name tag, no entourage. He moved quietly past socialites, government donors, and business tycoons who barely spared him a glance.A waiter nearly bumped into him at the entrance.“Oh—watch it, sir,” the man said, sneering. “You’re not valet, are you?”Javier gave a
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