2025-09-05 11:00:12The desert triumph felt like a dream. After the Dubai summit, Sterling Enterprises’ name was etched across headlines worldwide. Javier’s calm victory became a case study in resilience. Investors hailed him as a genius strategist, and even old rivals watched him with new wariness.
But glory in public always had a cost in private.
Back in Zurich, the cracks began to show.
It started small. A letter left on Valeria’s desk at the villa—no sender, just a neat typewritten line:
“How well do you really know your husband?”
She dismissed it at first, tossing it into the fire. Envy and malice always followed wealth, and Sterling had many enemies.
But then came the phone calls. Anonymous numbers. A voice distorted with static:
“Everhart isn’t who he says he is. Ask him where he came from. Ask him what he hides.”
The worst came one morning over breakfast. Javier sat by the window, his e
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SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 488
By noon, the owner of Le Châtain—Claude Devereaux, a man known for arrogance and a network of powerful allies—stormed into his own restaurant, his temper barely contained.“How could you idiots let this happen?” he barked, slamming his hand on the counter. “You insulted a man who can buy this entire block!”Celeste, pale and shaking, stood before him. “Sir, we… we didn’t know. He didn’t say who he was. He—he looked—”“Poor?” Claude finished, his voice dripping venom. “That’s the point, isn’t it? You never know who walks through those doors. And now he owns every bottle in my cellar!”The staff exchanged terrified glances.But Claude wasn’t done. “I want him found. Whoever this Javier Everhart thinks he is, he humiliated my establishment. No one does that without consequence.”“Sir,” the manager ventured hesitantly, “you don’t want to—”“I said find him!” Claude roared. “If he’s a businessman, he has rivals. Rivals who might want to see him fall.”And that was when the idea began to fe
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 487
The rain had stopped just before dusk. The streets gleamed under soft gold light, reflections rippling across the windows of Le Châtain, one of the most exclusive restaurants in the city — a place whispered to refuse entry to anyone not dressed or recognized as part of the upper elite.Javier Everhart arrived without escort, dressed simply in a dark coat, his presence understated yet magnetic. He stepped through the revolving glass door, the scent of aged wine and truffle butter mingling with low jazz. He was here for one purpose — to buy a rare, vintage bottle rumored to be stored in their private cellar, a gift he’d promised for someone who once loved such things.But from the moment his shoes touched the marble floor, eyes turned toward him — assessing, uncertain, and soon… judgmental.The hostess, a tall woman with a perfectly polished smile, stepped forward. Her name tag gleamed — Celeste.“Good evening, sir,” she began in the sweet, rehearsed tone of practiced hospitality. “Do y
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 486
At a luxury club uptown, three men sat in a private lounge—figures once considered untouchable themselves. Cigars smoked between tense fingers. Whiskey burned in untouched glasses.“Evelyn’s fall changes everything,” muttered Leonard Rhodes, head of Rhodes Financial, his voice sharp and bitter. “Everhart’s power will double after this. The market’s already shifting in his favor.”Across from him, Victor Kane, the oil magnate whose empire once rivaled Javier’s, scoffed. “Double? He’s about to own half this damn city. Investors are crawling back to him like dogs. We’ll be ruined if we don’t act.”The third man, a silent figure with gray at his temples and eyes as cold as iron, finally spoke. “Evelyn’s mistake was thinking she could destroy him publicly.”The others turned toward him.“So what do you suggest, Montgomery?” Rhodes asked warily.The older man leaned forward, voice quiet but venomous. “You cut a serpent’s head off when it’s still. Not when it’s looking.”Kane frowned. “You’r
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 485
Screens across skyscrapers, cafés, and train stations flickered with Evelyn Kincaid’s face. Her crimson lips curved into the perfect imitation of control, but her eyes betrayed triumph that burned too bright—too desperate.“This morning,” Evelyn began, standing behind a podium draped in Helios’s golden insignia, “I come forward not as a businesswoman, but as a defender of truth. Javier Everhart—the so-called titan of industry—has built his empire not on innovation, but manipulation.”Her voice rang out clear and cold across every broadcast. “We have obtained documents proving Everhart Holdings acquired multiple corporations using falsified valuations and illegal offshore accounts. I have filed an official report with the National Trade Commission. Effective immediately, Everhart is under investi
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 484
In the early morning, the skyline glowed gold with the first light of dawn. Javier stood on the terrace of Everhart Tower, a black coat draped over his shoulders. The city stretched before him—still alive, still restless, still his.Valeria joined him quietly, a phone in her hand. “You’ve been trending for ten hours straight,” she said softly. “#Everhart is the top global tag. Investors are begging for meetings. Some of them... the same ones who turned their backs.”He didn’t react. Only the faintest shadow of amusement touched his expression.“Tell them to wait,” Javier said. “Panic makes for better negotiations.”Valeria smiled despite herself. “You enjoy this.”His gaze remained on the horizon. “No,” he said quietly. “But I understand it.”Down below, in the sleek underground parking bay of Helios Tower, Evelyn Kincaid’s voice echoed furiously.“He made fools of us!” she shouted, pacing. “He used us to destroy ourselves, and the city applauds him for it!”Marcus, still composed but
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 483
The storm outside Everhart Tower grew heavier as night fell. Thunder rolled through the city, echoing like the war drums of something inevitable. Inside, Javier stood at the window of his top-floor office, one hand tucked into his pocket, the other holding a glass of whiskey untouched.Below, the city pulsed with light — but to him, it looked more like a chessboard. Every skyscraper a piece, every shadow a move waiting to happen.Valeria entered quietly. She’d changed into a dark suit, her hair tied back, her expression sharp as steel. “We’ve confirmed it,” she said. “Crowe wasn’t bluffing. Helios and three of their satellite companies are mobilizing. They’ve pulled investors from our logistics chain, slashed the credit lines for Everhart Holdings’ subsidiaries, and are manipulating the press to paint you as unstable.”Javier didn’t turn. “Good.”“Good?” Valeria repeated, incredulous. “They’re choking your empire from the ground up, Javier!”Now he turned, slow and deliberate, his gaz
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