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CHAPTER 136 PART 2
He heard it then—the sound of muffled crying. Sarah.Michael's blood turned to ice and fire simultaneously. He followed the sound around a corner and through a gap in some crates, and there she was.Sarah, tied to a chair, her face bruised, her dress torn. But alive. She was alive.A second guard stood nearby, his attention split between Sarah and the noise coming from the loading bay. He held a pistol loosely, his posture tense.Michael scanned the area. A wrench lay on a workbench about ten feet away. The guard was maybe twenty feet from Sarah. Michael could cross half that distance before being seen, but not all of it.He'd need a distraction.Michael picked up a small piece of metal debris and threw it toward the opposite side of the warehouse. It clattered loudly against a barrel.The guard spun toward the sound, raising his weapon. "Who's there?"That was all the opening Michael needed.He grabbed the wrench from the workbench and threw it with all his strength. The heavy tool s
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The warehouse was a monument to decay—rusted metal beams, broken windows that let in slivers of gray light, and the smell of oil and rot that permeated everything. In the center of this tomb sat Sarah, bound to a metal chair with thick rope that cut into her wrists.Isaac circled her slowly, his footsteps echoing on the concrete floor like a metronome counting down to something terrible. His hands were clasped behind his back, his posture relaxed, almost casual—as if he were giving a lecture rather than holding a woman hostage."Do you know the real tragedy of all this, Sarah?" Isaac's voice was smooth, conversational. He stopped in front of her, tilting his head like a curious predator examining wounded prey. "It's that none of this had to happen."Sarah kept her eyes fixed straight ahead, refusing to look at him. Her jaw was set, her body trembling but not from fear alone—from rage, from exhaustion, from the effort of staying strong."My family built Thompson Industries from nothing
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Michael moved to the window like a man in a trance, his hand reaching out to touch the fabric. It was definitely hers. He could still smell her perfume on it—jasmine and vanilla, the scent that had become synonymous with safety and love."Boss." Santiago's voice was gentle behind him. "We need to—""Check the rest of the house," Michael interrupted, his voice hollow. "Maybe she's hiding. Maybe she got away."But even as he said it, he knew it wasn't true. The torn dress. The shattered window. The unconscious guards. This wasn't a failed kidnapping attempt.This was a successful one.Santiago nodded and left, barking orders into his radio to the team that had just arrived.Michael turned back to the room, his eyes scanning every detail, looking for something—anything—that might tell him what happened. That's when he saw it.On the bed, placed carefully on the pillow like a gift, was a folded piece of paper.His hand trembled as he reached for it. The paper was expensive—cream-colored,
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The shrill ring of his phone shattered the fragile sleep Michael had finally managed to fall into. He jolted awake, his hand instinctively reaching for the device on his nightstand, his heart already pounding with the premonition that something was terribly wrong."Santiago?" His voice was hoarse, rough from exhaustion."Boss, we have a problem." Santiago's voice was tight, controlled in that way that meant he was barely holding back panic. "The security team outside Sarah's house—they haven't checked in for over an hour."Michael's blood turned to ice in his veins. He swung his legs over the side of the bed, ignoring the sharp pain that shot through his still-healing injuries."What do you mean they haven't checked in?""They're supposed to report every thirty minutes. We've tried calling them. Radio. Everything. No response.""Have you sent anyone to check?""I've got a team en route now, but I thought you'd want to know immediately."Michael was already pulling on his pants, cradli
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Sarah's hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly her knuckles had gone white. She'd been driving for thirty minutes, her mind a chaotic mess of her mother's accusations, Derek's smug voice, and those horrible headlines that kept flashing through her thoughts.THOMPSON INDUSTRIES CEO UNDER INTERNAL REVIEW FOR FRAUDULENT ASSETSShe needed to see Michael. Needed to look him in the eyes and hear him tell her it was all lies. Needed him to make sense of the nightmare her life had become in the span of a few hours.When she finally pulled up to Thompson Industries headquarters, the building loomed above her like a monument to everything that was falling apart. She parked haphazardly and rushed inside, barely acknowledging the security guard who tried to stop her."Ma'am, you need to sign—""I'm Sarah Thompson. I need to see my husband. Now."Something in her voice made the guard step aside.She took the elevator up, her reflection in the polished metal doors showing a woman she barely re
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Isaac stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows of his penthouse, a glass of expensive scotch in one hand, watching the city sprawl beneath him like a conquered kingdom. The evening news played on three screens behind him, each channel running the same story with delicious variations."—investigation into CEO Michael Thompson's alleged fraudulent activities—""—sources claim millions in suspicious transfers—""—board members express grave concern about leadership—"A slow, satisfied smile spread across Isaac's face."Beautiful, isn't it?" he murmured, taking a sip of his drink.Behind him, a hired consultant—a weaselly man in an expensive suit named Garrett—tapped away on his laptop, monitoring social media metrics and news coverage in real time."The algorithm is working perfectly, Mr. Isaac," Garrett said, his voice oily with satisfaction. "We've got trending hashtags on three platforms. The story's being shared thousands of times per hour. Public sentiment is turning decisively aga
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