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CHAPTER 190
The grand hall of the Aurelia Hotel glistened with polished marble and golden chandeliers, echoing with the hum of conversation and the clinking of wine glasses. It was a charity gala, one of the most exclusive events of the season. Invitations were rare, the guest list handpicked. Everyone who mattered in the city’s business sphere was present.Javier Everhart stood near the far end of the room, near the enormous glass windows overlooking the city lights. His dark blue suit was perfectly tailored, his posture calm and composed. Yet somehow, he still blended into the background. People walked past him without a second glance, assuming him to be one of the serving staff or a guest from a minor sponsor company.A man brushed past him roughly, nearly spilling wine on Javier’s sleeve. The man didn’t even pause.“Move out of the way, will you?” he muttered irritably.Javier only gave a small nod.That man—Ronald Hemsley—was the owner of a mid-tier investment firm that had been aggressively
CHAPTER 189
The scent of espresso lingered in the air as Javier stepped into the quiet little café nestled between rows of bookstores and flower stalls. The place was modest—old wooden tables, mismatched chairs, a hand-chalked menu above the counter—but it was peaceful. That’s why Javier liked it.He wore a plain beige coat over a dark sweater, his black trousers slightly wrinkled from sitting in meetings all morning. There was no glint of luxury, no mark of status. Just a man who looked tired, solitary, and invisible in the crowd.As he queued to order, two young businessmen in sleek suits pushed past him without so much as a glance. One bumped Javier’s shoulder hard, sending a tremor through his arm.“Watch it, old man,” the taller one muttered without looking back.The other laughed. “Bet he’s here for free Wi-Fi.”Javier said nothing. He merely stepped back into line, his hands calm at his sides.The barista at the counter, a young woman named Marcy who had never once greeted him with anythin
CHAPTER 188
The rain had softened to a mist by morning. Javier sat on the stone bench beneath the ivy-covered pergola, a cup of black coffee untouched in his hand. The scent of damp earth lingered in the garden, accompanied by the low hum of bees circling the roses Valeria had planted last spring.She approached quietly, as she always did—never startling him, never intruding. Just appearing beside him like a thought that finally found words.“Didn’t sleep,” she said softly, slipping her hand into his.He shook his head once.Valeria studied his face, her warm brown eyes noting the stillness in his jaw, the fatigue in his shoulders. Most people wouldn’t notice it. But she always did.“Was it Cassian?&rd
CHAPTER 187
The hotel’s grand ballroom emptied like a tide receding from the shore. All that remained was silence—and Javier.He didn’t stay long. There was no need. The echoes of his statement would reverberate through boardrooms, headlines, and private calls before the night was over. And that was enough.Javier made his way through the gold-trimmed hallways of the Langston Towers, his pace steady, eyes fixed forward. He wore the same grey coat and scuffed leather shoes that had earned him sneers from valet attendants and whispered insults from waitstaff earlier that evening. No one had bothered to greet him when he entered. Now, none dared to speak.But of course, there were always exceptions.“Hey! You!”A voice rang out sharply behind him.Javier turned his head mildly, his expression unreadable.A young man in an overpriced blazer—probably no older than twenty-seven—stormed toward him. His name tag, which read “Jules,” was tilted sideways. The assistant event coordinator.“I told you earlie
CHAPTER 186
Javier stepped into the corridor, leaving behind the cavernous hall that had gone from smug murmurs to silent reverence. The quiet outside was colder, more sterile, the polished floors and mirrored walls of the Langston Securities building echoing only the click of his measured footsteps. He did not rush. Men like him never needed to.From the far end of the hallway, a familiar figure approached—lean, wiry, and dressed with the effortless polish of a man who lived behind doors that only whispered power. Ezra Vale, Everhart Holdings’ chief legal architect, kept his voice low as he fell into step beside Javier.“They’re panicking. The press is already getting wind of the leaked financials,” Ezra said, handing him a slim tablet.Javier didn’t even glance down.“They’ll run in circles for a while,” he replied. “Eventually, they’ll realize what’s been taken from them.”Ezra raised a brow. “Control?”Javier offered the barest nod. “The illusion of it.”They reached the private elevator at t
CHAPTER 185
The voice was shrill, panicked, and unmistakably fueled by fear. It silenced the room even more than the corruption reveal had.Javier didn’t turn. Not yet.He knew the sound of desperation when he heard it. It always came running after the truth, never before.Footsteps echoed in rapid, nervous staccato across the marble floor. Then came the clinking sound of expensive heels skidding to a halt. Only then did Javier shift his gaze slightly toward the doorway.Councilman Dean Marris—one of Langston Securities’ board directors and a political darling of the investment world—stood breathless, sweat beading down his temples. Behind him, a trail of aides and security guards scrambled in confusion. His tailored coat was wrinkled, and his tie had been loosened, like he’d ripped it off during a sprint.“What… what did you do, Everhart?” Marris spat, eyes darting between the screen, the frozen image of the leaked financial records, and the now-vacant spot where Silas had stood moments ago.Jav
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