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Siena sat frozen in her chair long after Victor Bailey left the boardroom. The documents still lay spread open before her, mocking her with every seal and signature. By the time she made it back to her office, her knees nearly gave out. Jesse tried to ask if she was okay, but she waved her off, asking for some time alone. Immediately Jesse left, she pressed her palms to her face. The pressure was unbearable. Fifty million dollars? She could barely keep up with the daily demands of running the company, and now this ghost from her father’s past suddenly appears. At that moment, her phone buzzed.For a moment, she considered ignoring it.But when her eyes caught that it was Evan. She reluctantly picked the call." Evan." She cleared her voice as she spoke to him.For a moment, there was a pause as if he noticed something." Are you sure you're fine?" " No. Of course! Did i sound off?" She chuckled weakly.She hated the thought of sounding weak in front of him, hated the idea of admi
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she cried more. “It was Clara,” she cried. “She told me Siena was using you. She said Siena was connected to Marcus. She said I had to watch her, that if I cared about you, I’d make sure Siena couldn’t hurt you.”Evan’s jaw clenched. Clara. Of course. His ex-wife’s hand was everywhere, “You believed her,” he said flatly.Vanessa cried. “I didn’t know what else to do. You trust Siena, but what if you were wrong? I thought I was helping.”His hand came up slowly, brushing away a tear as though he were consoling her. He carried her up.“I'll give you another chance,” he said painfully “ I forgive you tonight. But hear me carefully.. if this happens again, there won't be a second chance.”Vanessa’s tears spilled as she clutched his hand, whispering apologies.Evan smiled faintly, then he pulled her close into a huh as though she were the most loyal assistant in the world.From across, Siena watched in secret, in awe. She wasn’t sure whether to admire him… or fear him.She had followed t
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Vanessa froze in shock .Evan smiled That evening, he had told her she could leave early, but something in her eyes that day told him she wouldn’t. He had waited behind to confirm his suspicions which had led to this very moment.While he was hiding, he had observed her movements, as she glanced over her shoulder nervously, He caught the glint of fear in hers. Not guilt but fear. Fear of being caught, fear of betraying the man who had trusted her more than anyone else.Then he was sure she was done, he came out which led to this very moment His eyes didn’t leave hers. “Tell me, Vanessa,” he almost yelled, “why are you stealing my files?”“I’m not stealing,” she blurted, words tumbling. “ i was protecting them." She answered out of fear.“It was a mistake. I thought I was in my office, working on my computer. I didn’t realize—” She forced a nervous laugh that died quickly in the silence. “I must have been too tired. I wasn’t thinking straight.”The lie hung in the air heavily.Eva
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The day after that were hard for Clara. She had seen the news of Evan and Siena plastered everywhere on the net, on every blog, every gossip outlet she scrolled through. And it all burned through her.How dare he?How dare he try to be happy when he ruined hers? But she had long since realized that Evan wasn’t an easy man to handle. He was smart and far too shrewd to fall for the tricks she used on other men. If she wanted to weaken him, she needed to break someone close to him.That’s when she noticed Vanessa.Evan's assistant She didn’t approach her directly at first. Instead, she engineered a few coincidences.First, a spilled coffee in the lobby then bumping into her at the parking lot.And this morning, she's waiting for her, inside a café not far from Evan’s corporate office. It wasn’t an accident. Clara had timed it perfectly.She knew she would be here anytime soon.As predicted, Vanessa walked into the cafe at that moment.She went to the counter to get her coffee “ Va
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The next dayMarcus stepped onto the jet, grinning like a man certain the world still belonged to him. Cameras were already in place, crew moving with his every step. The “Global Business Insight” podcast was going live in five minutes, broadcast to millions.Evan sat by the window, watching the tarmac roll away as the engines rumbled to life. Immediately Marcus saw him, shock erupted around his face but he did his best to mask it.Evan smiled." I thought it would look better if it comes as a surprise" Marcus smiled angrily and whispered " what are you doing here?" " Just wanted to congratulate you on OrionTech's growth under your supervision. I thought you might have something to inspire the people with " Marcus took his seat opposite him. “You didn’t have to fly me in for this,” he chuckled. “But I appreciate the publicity boost.”Evan’s lips curved faintly. “Publicity, yes. Boost… we’ll see.”The host counted down: Three. Two. One.They were live.For twenty minutes, the dis
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The sun filtered through the tall windows of the Lancaster mansion that morning. Evan sat in the spacious living room in the study, having a glass of dark wine.Harland sat nearby, “Quite the night, Evan,” he remarked, “I trust everything went as planned?”Evan took a slow sip, setting the glass down calmly “She’s safe,” he said “ Someone wanted to test boundaries and they crossed the wrong line.”Vanessa, his assistant, stood beside him, working on her tablet, “All surveillance confirms the men were tied to the same underground group the encrypted message was traced to. "Evan smiled “Good. Keep all channels open. I want real-time intel on anyone connected to that network, and every exit route traced.”Harland’s gaze lingered on Evan,“You handled her situation yourself last night?” he asked.Evan glared at him “I handle the ones who matter myself,” he replied, What about the men" Harland asked" They refused to say anything but I've ordered Darion to do something special that wil
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