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They stood in awkward silence, three men who'd once been successful, confident, powerful in their own spheres, now reduced to shadows of their former selves. Their clothes were cheap or borrowed. Their faces showed the strain of constant stress and fear. Their postures carried the weight of defeat.The contrast was made even starker when the door opened one final time and Adrian Cross walked in.He looked like royalty. His suit was custom-tailored, probably worth more than all three of their current net worths combined. His hair was perfectly styled. His skin had the healthy glow of someone who slept well, ate well, and had no financial worries whatsoever. The three rings on his fingers caught the light and sparkled like captured stars."Gentlemen," Adrian said warmly, his smile radiating charm and confidence. "Thank you for coming. Please, sit."He gestured to the table, where places had been set with fine china and crystal glasses. A waiter appeared as if summoned by magic, pouring
Chapter 193 Part 1
Ethan Zhang sat in his studio apartment—a far cry from the luxury penthouse he'd called home just months ago—staring at the eviction notice taped to his door. Three months behind on rent. The landlord had given him until Friday to come up with the money or his belongings would be on the street.Not that he had many belongings left. Most had been sold to pay off the more aggressive creditors. The ones who'd made it clear that broken bones were a perfectly acceptable form of debt collection.The knock at the door made him flinch. Another creditor? Another threat?He opened it to find a man in an immaculate suit holding a black envelope."Ethan Zhang?""Who's asking?"The man handed him the envelope without ceremony. "You've been invited to a business opportunity. Tomorrow at noon. The address is inside. My employer believes you have valuable insights about certain... problematic individuals in the business community."Ethan's hands trembled as he took the envelope, recognizing the gold
Chapter 192
Vanessa Sterling's hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly her knuckles turned white as she raced through the city streets toward the precinct. Her phone had buzzed with the news an hour ago—Alexander arrested after a bar fight. A bar fight with bikers, of all things.She couldn't believe what was happening to him. The man she'd known—powerful, strategic, always three steps ahead of everyone—had been replaced by this self-destructive shell who seemed determined to drink himself to death or get himself killed in some seedy establishment.The transformation terrified her. This wasn't just grief. This was a complete breakdown of everything that made Alexander who he was.When she arrived at the precinct, she'd paid his bail without hesitation, ignoring the judgmental looks from the desk sergeant who clearly thought she was enabling a drunk with more money than sense. She'd stood in the sterile waiting area, watching officers escort Alexander through the processing system, his movemen
Chapter 191
"Martinez! Roberts! Get him out of that cell NOW!" Captain Sullivan barked, his salute still held firm.The two officers fumbled with their keys, their hands shaking as they rushed to unlock the holding cell. The bikers pressed themselves against the far wall, suddenly very aware that they'd been mocking someone far more dangerous than a drunk."Sir, I don't understand," Martinez stammered as he swung the door open. "This man was arrested for—""I don't care what he was arrested for!" Sullivan interrupted sharply. "Get him out and escort him to my office. With respect."Alexander stepped out of the cell with unhurried grace, his earlier stumbling completely gone. The transformation was startling—one moment a pathetic drunk, the next a commanding presence that made seasoned officers instinctively straighten their postures."Captain, I—" one of the bikers started to speak."SHUT UP!" Sullivan roared at him. "You don't speak unless spoken to! You have no idea what you've been sitting nex
Chapter 190
The next forty-eight hours were a masterclass in self-destruction—or at least, the appearance of it.Alexander Howard resumed his drinking binge with renewed vigor, stumbling through the city's seedier establishments like a man who'd given up entirely on sobriety. He got thrown out of The Red Lion for vomiting in a potted plant. Banned from Murphy's Tavern for falling off his barstool three times in an hour. Ejected from The Rusty Anchor for aggressively hitting on a patron's girlfriend while slurring Shakespeare quotes.Each ejection was documented by Adrian's spies, each humiliating incident reported back with satisfaction. The great Alexander Howard, reduced to a common drunk who couldn't hold his liquor or his dignity.On the third night, Alexander found himself in a biker bar called Hell's Gate in the industrial district—a notorious establishment where fights were more common than friendly conversations.He'd chosen this location carefully. Very carefully.Alexander stumbled to t
Chapter 189
Ms. Chen ended the call with Vanessa Sterling, her finger jabbing the screen with more force than necessary. Twelve hours. That's all the grace period she was willing to give. If Vanessa couldn't deliver Alexander Howard sober and functional by then, Ms. Chen would make good on her threat and contact the federal investigators.She set her phone down on the kitchen counter and poured herself a glass of water, trying to calm the rage still simmering in her chest. Five years. Five years of searching for her sister, of exhausting every legal avenue, of spending every cent she had. And now the one person who could actually help was too busy drowning in alcohol to—A knock at the door interrupted her thoughts.Ms. Chen frowned. She wasn't expecting anyone. It was nearly eleven at night, and her modest apartment in the middle-class district of the city wasn't exactly on anyone's social visit route.She approached the door cautiously, checking the peephole.Then she froze.Standing in her hal
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