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Chapter 218: Dead Ends
In his office at top floor of the Maguire Group building, Christopher ended a call with a satisfied click.A thin, predatory smile curved his lips, softening the hard lines of his face for the briefest moment. He slipped the phone into the inner pocket of his tailored suit and rose from behind the massive desk. Late afternoon light slammed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across Persian rug in the office.Christopher walked out of his office and down the private corridor connecting the executive suites, his polished shoes silent on the marble floor. Without knocking, he pushed open the door to his son's office.Vincent sat hunched over the large monitor on his desk, fingers flying across the keyboard with focused intensity. The glow of multiple screens painted his features in cool blues and whites.A half-empty cup of coffee sat beside him, and his tie hung rather loose around his neck."Have you cracked the video yet?" Christopher asked, his voice smooth b
Chapter 217: Hot Pursuit
Ivy nodded with a tight throat even as Dominic could not see her.“Alright sir,” she whispered before ended the call. Her hand lingered on the phone for a long moment, fingers trembling slightly against the cool glass screen. She surely wanted to scream a demand for answers, to rush out into the city and find him herself. But Dominic’s stern voice still echoed in her ears. 'Stay inside.'She paced the bedroom twice, her reflection in the tall mirror showing wide, frightened eyes and a face drained of color. The sheer curtains stirred faintly in the afternoon breeze, carrying the distant scent of garden flowers that now felt mocking in their calm. Reporting this problem to the police flickered through her mind once—a desperate, rational impulse. They could track the call, send units, do something. But the thought died as quickly as it came. The Maguires’ reach made the idea feel like handing them a map to finish what they had started.With a heavy exhale, Ivy lowered herself onto
Chapter 216: Echoes of Grief
Ivy pushed open the door to the sitting room and walked in.Helena sat hunched on the wide velvet sofa, her shoulders trembling with each ragged sob. Her usually composed face was now swollen and raw, eyes red-rimmed and distant.Ma Lorenzo sat beside her, one arm wrapped firmly around Helena's shoulders. She rubbed slowly circles on her back, murmuring words to offer little comfort.Ivy's chest tightened at the sight. She crossed the room and knelt in front of Helena, taking the woman's trembling hands in hers and squeezing gently."Aunt Helena," she whispered in a thick voice. "We're here. You're not alone in this."Helena's breath hitched and another wave of tears spilled down her cheeks. She clutched Ivy’s fingers with surprising strength, as if afraid to let go.The three women remained like that for a while. Eventually, the storm of weeping eased into exhausted sniffles. Ivy rose, brushing a stray of locked hair from her face. Then she offered a small smile. "I'll prepare some
Chapter 215: Families Of Scandals
The elevator doors slid open with a low mechanical hum, revealing the dim executive corridor in Blacksite Ops.Derrick stepped out without slowing. He walked past two armed operators stationed outside the central operations wing and headed straight toward Dominic’s office.The door was partially open.Derrick pushed it wider and immediately paused at the sight before him.Dominic stood near the far side of the room in front of a massive digital screen stretching almost wall to wall. Numbers rolled endlessly across the black display in shifting columns—coordinates, timestamps, encrypted strings, routing paths, and other fragments of code Derrick barely understood at first glance.The pale glow from the screen washed across Dominic’s face and shirt sleeves while he wrote steadily inside a small black notepad.He looked completely focused.Every few seconds, another set of numbers appeared and Dominic calmly jotted them down without looking away from the display.Derrick closed the door
Chapter 214: Bloodline
Christopher lifted the wineglass again, turning it slowly between his fingers while the city glimmered behind him through the wall of glass. The sunlight had shifted lower now, staining parts of the office amber and gold, but the warmth of it did little to soften the cold calculation settled across his features.“Derrick will die sooner or later,” he said evenly.The words carried not a single emotion or anger. Just certainty.He took another drink before continuing. “The only reason certain people tolerated him this long was because of his father’s shadow hanging over him. That legacy protected him.” His mouth curved faintly as he lowered the glass. “Now that shield will be destroyed too.”Vincent frowned slightly at what he just heard. He shifted his weight where he stood near the desk, one hand brushing absently against his sleeve as something uncomfortable worked its way into his thoughts.“Legacy?” he asked slowly. “You’ve never mentioned Derrick’s father before.”Christopher
Chapter 213: The Maguire's Grand Plan
Derrick stared at the vibrating phone for half a second before answering.The noise outside the Lorenzo headquarters had become unbearable now. Reporters shouted over one another behind the barricades while police sirens continued flashing violently across the wet glass doors. Somewhere near the entrance, an officer was yelling at a cameraman to step back.Derrick pressed the phone against his ear and turned slightly away from the lobby entrance. “Dominic.”Static crackled briefly from the other side before Dominic’s voice came through low and sharp. “I just heard.”Derrick closed his eyes for a moment.Of course he had. News like this spread through New York media faster than blood through water.“Moses?” Dominic asked, though his tone suggested he already knew the answer.“Yeah.”A pause followed.“They found him around the headquarters?”“This morning.” Derrick rubbed tiredly at the side of his neck as another cluster of reporters surged outside the doors. “Whole building’s sealed
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