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Chapter 188: What Remains in the Fire
Dominic studied Derrick carefully for a few seconds. He could note that the distant look in Derrick's eyes and the way his shoulders briefly stiffened before he forced himself upright again."You sure you're alright?" Dominic asked once more, his voice calmer now.Derrick exhaled through his nose and folded his arms tightly across his chest before giving the shortest nod."I'm good," he muttered. "Just a bit tired I guess."Dominic didn't believe that, but he let it pass for the moment. Instead, he turned back toward the massive digital screen glowing across the wall.The red-highlighted branch boldly bearing the Maguire name still blinked steadily like an open wound."We need to know what exactly they're planning," Dominic said quietly.Derrick leaned back against the desk again, even as his expression remained distracted. "And how exactly are we supposed to do that?"Dominic went silent. His fingers moved absently against his jaw while his mind worked through a lot of possibilities.
Chapter 188: What Remains in the Fire
Dominic studied Derrick carefully for a few seconds. He could note that the distant look in Derrick's eyes and the way his shoulders briefly stiffened before he forced himself upright again."You sure you're alright?" Dominic asked once more, his voice calmer now.Derrick exhaled through his nose and folded his arms tightly across his chest before giving the shortest nod."I'm good," he muttered. "Just a bit tired I guess."Dominic didn't believe that, but he let it pass for the moment. Instead, he turned back toward the massive digital screen glowing across the wall.The red-highlighted branch boldly bearing the Maguire name still blinked steadily like an open wound."We need to know what exactly they're planning," Dominic said quietly.Derrick leaned back against the desk again, even as his expression remained distracted. "And how exactly are we supposed to do that?"Dominic went silent. His fingers moved absently against his jaw while his mind worked through a lot of possibilities.
Chapter 187: Ghosts Behind Strategy
"You already know why I'm here," Derrick said quietly.Dominic set the glass of water down on the minibar counter and straightened slowly. "If it isn't the fast moves of your father-in-law."Derrick chuckled, then nodded once before walking toward him. "Yup. He's chairman again."Dominic's jaw flexed using. He already got the update from the earlier call, yet hearing it repeated inside the office made the reality even more concrete."But he was surely nowhere near Mercy Hospital the entire period Moses was admitted," Dominic muttered thoughtfully.Derrick folded his arms across his chest as he leaned lightly against the edge of the nearby desk. "Exactly what I was about to ask you."A brief silence followed while Dominic's mind visibly walked through the whole situation again."That means there must have been an intermediary," Derrick continued. "Someone Moses trusted so much to handle the transaction for him...of course without realizing the shares would eventually circle back to Pa
Chapter 186: The Lion and the Ashes
Vincent stared at his father with visible irritation as the applause continued across the large office.Christopher had kept clapping slowly from behind the desk, the sound sharp and highly mocking against the heavy silence of the room."Well said, my boy," he repeated with exaggerated admiration. "You're very intelligent and strategic, do you know that?"Vincent's jaw tightened."And why are you clapping, father?" he said carefully.Christopher ignored the question completely and kept on clapping with amusement dancing in his wrinkled eyes.Vincent frowned even deeper. "I asked a question, father."Still the clapping continued.A dangerous embarrassment slowly crept into Vincent's expression. The mockery had gotten to it's height now, and he couldn't hate it more."Alright father," he muttered sharply. "Enough of it already!"Christopher laughed. It was dark and jagged from deep inside him, the kind that carried years of cruelty behind it.Vincent's face hardened even further.Then f
Chapter 185: A Fool's Hope
Vivian held the phone tightly against her ear while forcing herself to breathe evenly. As soon as the call connected, she immediately tapped the recording option on her screen. Then she leaned back slowly against the dining chair, her appetite gone completely."And what exactly do you want from me, Moses Lorenzo?" she asked coldly. "Haven't you done enough already?"Her voice sharpened with every single word mow that she had let herself speak to him.Moses coughed on the other side. "Vivian–""You broke my heart to a thousand pieces when I needed you the most. You pushed me into emotional, caused the first road accident that nearly killed me. Then somehow you dragged me into a second one too.""Vivian–""And now you suddenly remember I exist?" She laughed bitterly. "You really have guts, Moses. I give you that."Silence lingered briefly before Moses finally spoke again. "I–I need you Vivian."Vivian paused. Then she gave a disbelieving chuckle and slowly shook her head."You must be
Chapter 184: Rings Before Execution
Dominic stepped out of his bedroom fully dressed in a charcoal-grey suit that fit his frame nicely. His wristwatch gleamed faintly beneath the light spilling through the hallway windows while the scent of his cologne followed him subtly as he walked downstairs.The moment he entered the dining room, he stopped briefly. The table before him was filled with food.Scrambled eggs, toasted bread, sausages, pancakes, some fruits and freshly squeezed juice elegantly arranged across the polished surface with enough care to make the luxurious room suddenly feel less like an empty billionaire's mansion and more like a home.Dominic stared at it for a brief second before laughing softly beneath his breath."Good Lord," he muttered. "Now this is one hell of a temptation that I love."For a moment, he genuinely considered cancelling his entire schedule for the day, pulling of his fancy suit jacket and spending the morning beside Vivian and her meal instead.The aroma of what was before him was jus
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