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008 A SUDDEN TURN
CHAPTER 8Alex hated press conferences. Hated the cameras, the reporters shouting questions over each other.But Thomas had insisted. "The world needs to see you as CEO. Not just as the victim who inherited. You need to establish yourself as the man running Kane Industries."So here he was, backstage at Kane Tower's main auditorium, watching two hundred reporters take their seats through a gap in the curtain."Ready?" Thomas showed up, messing with his tie. "No." Alex adjusted his own tie for the third time. "But let's do it anyway."Thomas almost smiled. "That's the spirit. Xavier's already seated on stage. Front and center, just like we discussed."The monitor showed Xavier on stage already seated in one of the three chairs. The suit probably cost more than he'd seen in five years. He kept pulling at the collar like it might strangle him. "And Emma?" Alex asked, though he wasn't sure why he cared."Front row, she arrived ten minutes ago." Thomas's expression was neutral. "She loo
007 MORE LIES
Chapter 7 "Emma!"Lauren had been following Emma for twenty minutes, ever since their mother called in a panic. Now she was sprinting toward her sister's body across the road.She knelt beside her. Emma's head was bleeding from a gash above her eyebrow. Bruises forming on her arms. But she was conscious, trying to sit up."What the hell is wrong with you?!"Emma opened her eyes slowly and saw her sister, her face red with fury and tears."Mom sent me to drag you away from the estate. I found you through people's posts, Emma. You're making headlines on the internet. But… were you trying to—God…" Lauren couldn't finish. She just pulled Emma into a hug on the dirty sidewalk while people stepped around them.Emma started crying."I can't do this anymore," she sobbed into Lauren's shoulder. "I can't. Everyone hates me. Mom hates me. Alex… I lost…" her tears increased. "I lost him… I ruined everything.""You did." Lauren pulled back, grabbed Emma's face, and forced her to look. "You absolu
006 RECKONING
CHAPTER 6The internet had no mercy.Alex woke up to his new phone vibrating nonstop on the nightstand. He rolled lazily on the comfy bed. He'd finally moved into his father's room at the Kane estate.He grabbed the phone and unlocked it. Hundreds of notifications. He blinked his eyes and opened a link Thomas sent him. #EmmaWilliams was trending worldwide. Number one spot on every channel and news outlet. It reached fifty million tweets already. He scrolled through them."Imagine cheating on a TRILLIONAIRE""She really chose a fake CEO over the real one I'm DEAD""Emma Williams is the dumbest person alive and that's a fact"Someone had made a compilation video of her at the will reading, her facial expressions as the truth came out, sad violin music playing in the background. Twenty million views in six hours.Alex closed the app. He should've felt satisfied. Instead, he just felt… tired.He got out of bed and washed himself up. Downstairs, he found Logan in the kitchen pouring cof
005 FINAL VERDICT
CHAPTER 5THE NEXT MORNING The conference room on the 42nd floor of Kane Tower was built for power. A table of polished black marble stretched twenty feet. A screen the size of a movie theater hung at the wall.Alex sat at the head beside Thomas, who was arranging folders. The door opened. Diane Williams entered first. She saw Alex and froze."What is he doing here?"Thomas stood. "Mrs. Williams. Mr. Carter is here at my invitation. You may sit, or you can excuse yourself through the door."Diane's jaw clenched for a while before taking her seat at the far end of the table.Emma entered with Ryan's hand possessive on her back. She wore black. Her eyes found Alex and widened. "Alex? Why are you here?"Ryan's face went red. "That's the con artist from last night—""Sit. Down." Thomas growled.They sat. Lauren came in looking miserable and mouthed sorry to Alex before sliding into a chair.Then Logan Kane walked in, expensive suit, confident stride. He saw Alex and faltered."Wright."
004 THE FLEX
CHAPTER 4 Alex stared at his himself in the mirror. The delivery driver in wrinkled uniforms was gone. In his place stood someone who looked like he belonged in places that used to throw him out. He wore a charcoal Tom Ford suit that cost more than three months of his old salary. His hair was cut sharp, styled. The scruff shaved clean. Even the way he stood looked different. His shoulders and chin were firm and straight. "Better," Thomas said, adjusting his own tie. "Now you look like a Kane." They'd spent hours transforming him. Private tailor. Exclusive barber. Alex kept waiting for someone to laugh, to tell him this was a joke. Instead,Thomas pulled out a black card and handed it to him. "What's this?" "Your advance. It's unlimited. Get used to spending money, Alexander. You have more than you could spend in ten lifetimes." The card was heavier than normal plastic. His name engraved in silver: ALEXANDER KANE. Alex turned it over in his hands. Yesterday he had $127. But to
003 TRILLION DOLLAR HEIR
CHAPTER 3Alex didn't sleep. Instead, he spent the night in a 24-hour diner nursing cold coffee. The waitress refilled his cup without a word, her eyes lingering on the dried blood at the corner of his mouth. At 8:30 AM, he walked to 412 Oak Street.He'd delivered packages to this building a hundred times, but he'd never looked up to wonder what was happening inside the tall glass tower. Now he stood in front of it, heart pounding. Either this is real and everything changes, or it's fake and he's got nothing left anyway.He pushed through the doors.The lobby was all marble and money, the kind of place Alex would normally be kicked out of.Instead, the receptionist looked up and smiled. "Mr. Carter?"She knew his name."Mr. Wright is expecting you. Go to the forty-second floor. Elevators on your right." She paused. "He said to tell you something. 'Welcome home, Alexander Kane.'"Alexander Kane? Not Carter. Kane.Alex's mouth went dry. Alex walked to the elevator on trembling legs.
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