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CHAPTER FIFTY NINE
Emma stood in front of Ethan’s apartment door for a long moment before knocking. She almost turned back twice. Something in her chest pulled her forward again that she hadn’t sorted out yet.Ethan had been acting strange for days. He was avoiding her, shutting down conversations and looking over his shoulder as if someone was following him. And she couldn’t keep pretending she didn’t notice.She knocked once.The door opened almost immediately, like he had been standing behind it.Ethan stared at her, surprised and tired, not physically hurt anymore, but drained in a way she couldn’t explain.“…Emma,” he said quietly.“Hi.”For a few seconds, they just looked at each other. Ethan finally stepped back. “Come in.”Emma walked in, glancing around. The apartment was too clean, as if he’d spent hours scrubbing it to distract himself from something worse.“You look better,” she said.Ethan gave a stiff, emotionless smile. “I’m fine. It wasn’t that serious.”It was a lie, she could tell but
CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT
The morning sun filtered through the windows, as Liam cleared the last of the breakfast dishes. He moved calmly, stacking the plates and placing the utensils in their proper places. George, leaning against the doorway with his hands loosely clasped behind him, watched silently.“You don’t need to do that,” George said finally, his tone casual but carrying a hint of curiosity.Liam glanced up and nodded. “I like to. It keeps things clean and orderly.”“There are workers assigned to do that. Let them.” George debated.“I’m used to doing it on my own.” Liam countered. “It’s no issue.”George stepped forward. “Come outside. I want to talk to you in the garden.”Liam paused, then set the dishes aside. “Is there a problem, sir?”George gave a small smile, the first relaxed gesture Liam had seen from him. “Call me George.”Liam inclined his head in respect. “Understood, George.”They walked through the French doors and onto the lawn, the grass still slightly damp from the morning dew. The ga
CHAPTER FIFTY SEVEN
Saturday morning felt more quiet than usual at the Harper estate. The usual movement of staff preparing for the weekend was present, but the house itself seemed to operate differently. Emma had been reading through some Titan Global documents, trying to keep her mind on work rather than Ethan or the recent chain of events. Liam, as always, moved quietly around the house, sorting through messages and checking details on his device. The front door opened and closed with a soft sound. Emma looked up, expecting a staff member or delivery, but her eyes immediately landed on the figure entering the hall. Her father stepped inside, suitcase in hand, and he was dressed neatly in a navy blazer and crisp shirt. There was nothing dramatic in his entrance, just the arrival of a man returning home from a business trip.“Emma,” he said, his voice calm and steady. “I’m home.”Emma set her papers aside, rising from her seat. She smiled genuinely. “Dad! You’re back.”He nodded, setting the suitcase
CHAPTER FIFTY SIX
Tara never knew when to stop talking.That had always been her weakness, she liked feeling informed, connected, and important. And on that particular afternoon, sitting in a cozy café with a woman she barely knew well enough to trust, Tara’s mouth moved faster than her brain.The woman’s name was Rina. Tara only knew her through a mutual acquaintance, someone who claimed Rina worked in “corporate intelligence.” Tara assumed that meant something like private HR or data research. She didn’t bother to ask.They were supposed to be discussing harmless gossip from their workspace, but Tara slipped, as she always did, into repeating rumors she shouldn’t even know.“So apparently,” Tara said, lowering her voice dramatically, “Titan Global is paying special attention to Emma. The girl is getting too close to something big even my boyfriend, Patrick got fired because of it.”Rina’s hand paused around her cup. “Too close to what?”Tara shrugged. “I don’t know the details, but something weird ha
CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE
Emma closed her laptop after finishing the last of her reports. She stretched her fingers, ready to take a short break, when a new notification popped up in the corner of her screen.New Email: No SenderShe frowned. No sender? She clicked it cautiously.There was no greeting, no signature, nothing except one short message written in plain text:“You don’t know who he is. Take a step back.”Emma stared at the screen for a moment, confused. There were no links, no attachments, nothing threatening on the surface. It almost looked like a prank or a glitch. She wasn’t the type to panic over random emails, so she simply shrugged and moved her cursor to delete it.“Spam,” she muttered as the email disappeared into her trash folder.Just as she shut her laptop, Liam walked into the room quietly. He held a towel in one hand, as if he had just washed his face, and glanced toward her desk.“You’re done working?” he asked casually.Emma nodded. “Yeah. Just a weird email came in, but it’s nothing
CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR
Liam sat at his desk long after everyone had gone about their day and the house had calmed down. He was reviewing every piece of information he could gather about Ethan’s attack. The call he received had been unsettling, but he couldn’t let it distract him from finding the truth. Whoever had targeted Ethan wasn’t random. The way the attack had been executed made that clear.From the witness statements and the surveillance footage, Liam observed some patterns that told him this was the work of professionals. The movements were precise, coordinated, and efficient. Every hit, the timing, and the escape route showed training and planning. They could have killed Ethan without hesitation. That they didn’t kill him sent a message. It wasn’t about destroying him, it was about warning him.Liam leaned back in his chair, rubbing his forehead. He ran through all the possible reasons. Ethan didn’t owe anyone money. He wasn’t in a dangerous business deal. Nothing in his past had screamed “targe
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