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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
CHAPTER FIFTY THREE
“Liam… what did Ethan say to you last night?” Emma asked, her voice steady, but her eyes searching his.Liam looked up slowly, taking a moment before replying. “I didn’t really understand him,” he said calmly. “He was panicking, and speaking too fast. His words didn’t make sense most of the time so I just let it go.”Emma frowned, not fully understanding. “Panicking? About what?”He shook his head. “I don’t know. He kept stopping and starting, repeating himself. I couldn’t follow. I just… tried to listen but I didn’t get any reasonable thing from his words.”She studied him, noting his calm expression, the way he didn’t look worried, and didn’t give away any clue. Something in her told her he knew more than he let on, but she decided not to press further.“Hmm,” she murmured to herself. “I hope he’s okay because he acted strangely today.”“Strange?” Liam frowned, “How so? Did he say anything to you?”“No,” she shook her head. “He didn’t even speak to me. He didn’t want me near. He loo
CHAPTER FIFTY TWO
That evening, the Harper estate felt unusually tense as words had finally reached the older Harpers that Patrick wasn’t suspended and he wasn’t demoted either.He was outright fired and barred from stepping onto Titan Global property again.Victoria arrived at the mansion in a state of barely controlled panic. Tara was with her, pacing the hallway while seriously clutching her purse.“I can’t believe this,” Victoria muttered as they walked toward the dining hall. “Patrick may not be perfect, but firing him without warning? That’s excessive.”“Titan Global doesn’t fire people like that,” Tara said sharply. “Not unless something big happened. Someone with real power had to be behind it.”Victoria paused, lowering her voice. “Do you think it was Emma?”Tara scoffed. “Emma doesn’t have that kind of influence. She can’t even control her own department, she’s just a partner by luck. She’s not the reason.”Victoria nodded, though the answer didn’t reassure her. “Then who?”Tara didn’t answer
CHAPTER FIFTY ONE
Patrick’s firing spread through the Harper circle faster than wildfire. By the next morning, the whispers had grown into full conversations, and every relative had something to say about it, even if none of them knew the truth behind what had happened.Emma came downstairs early, ready to leave for work, when she found Victoria sitting in the living room with Tara beside her. They looked oddly prepared, almost as if they waiting for her.“Emma, dear,” Victoria said with a tight smile. “We need to have a little chat.”Emma blinked, caught off guard. “About what?”Tara crossed her legs in an overly confident manner. “About Patrick. You’ve heard, right? Titan Global fired him yesterday completely out of nowhere.”Emma froze for a second. She hadn’t heard, actually. “What? Fired him? Why?”Victoria sighed dramatically. “We were hoping you could tell us. You’ve been getting very close to Titan Global recently, haven’t you?”Emma’s brows drew together. “Close? I only met with them for the p
CHAPTER FIFTY
Patrick sat slouched on the edge of the sofa, a half-empty bottle of whiskey clutched loosely in one hand. He poured another glass, and downed it in one quick gulp. The sting burned through his throat and offered only a temporary escape from the depressing feeling that had been building all day.His eyes wandered across the room, landing on the scattered paperwork from Titan Global’s latest project. He shoved it aside angrily. Nothing mattered anymore because he had been fired and it hadn’t just been any firing, it had been humiliating. A quiet, efficient dismissal, the kind that left no room for negotiation, no room for favors, and no room for appeals.The doorbell rang. Patrick frowned and muttered under his breath, taking another drink before dragging himself to the door.“Tara,” he said flatly as he opened it. His hair was disheveled, and his shirt was wrinkled. He hadn’t bothered to clean up. His eyes were slightly bloodshot, and there was a tense line in his jawTara stepped ins
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