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CHAPTER 169: Flash back
The river flowed dark and silent beneath the moonlight. On the opposite bank, in the shadows of the trees, a man crouched low, breathing heavily as he clutched a small device in his hand. He had watched everything,the chase, the crash, the brutal ambush, and finally, the lifeless body of Ven Brown being tossed like garbage into the cold current."Target’s down," he whispered into the device. "They dumped him in the river. I ....I think he’s dead.” He stuttered.The line crackled, and Cyrus’ voice came through, cold and sharp. “Stay on him. Don’t let those bastards see you. I’m on my way. Do not lose him.”The man known simply as Locke nodded instinctively even though Cyrus couldn’t see him. His eyes swept the area, ensuring the assassins had truly gone before he broke from cover and raced down the bank. The river’s current was sluggish here, but it still took every ounce of his strength to dive in and catch hold of the body that was slowly drifting downstream.Ven was very cold. Lock
CHAPTER 168: Game Changer
The room was in an uproar. Whispers, gasps, and murmurs swirled through the air like a storm threatening to tear the hall apart. Some shareholders rose from their seats, craning their necks to get a better look at the figure who had just walked in. Security guards hovered uncertainly near the entrance, unsure whether to intervene or stand down.Davis slammed his palm on the table, trying to regain control of the room. “This meeting is over!” he barked, his voice booming above the chaos. “The vote is done. I’ve been declared Chairman. Whoever you are, you have no business here. Leave.”Ven stood calmly in the center aisle, unfazed by Davis’ outburst. He didn’t even flinch. His dark eyes met Davis’ with an unsettling steadiness. “Is that what you think?” he asked quietly, but his voice carried through the room like a whip crack. “That you can shut me out of what I am entitled to because you rigged one vote in my absence?”Davis’ jaw tightened. “Rigged? You were not a candidate, because
CHAPTER 167:Blindside
The ballroom of the Brown Empire’s headquarters had been transformed into an arena of power.Every major shareholder had taken their seat, the tension in the air so thick it seemed to weigh on the room itself. This was not just a vote for a chairman, it was a vote for the future of the Empire.Rows of cameras lined the back of the hall, set to broadcast this momentous event to select private feeds worldwide. Security was doubled, guards in crisp black uniforms stationed at every entrance. The mood was electric, a storm brewing beneath the surface.At the front of the room sat the current chairman, Henry Brown. He exuded a calm confidence, though those who truly knew him could see the tension in his eyes. This vote was his to lose. He had weathered scandals of his siblings while the Chairman, internal betrayal, and even an assassination attempt on an outsider who had claimed to be the son of the late chairman, Ven. Henry had publicly dismissed him as a fraud, and now, with Ven “dead,” t
CHAPTER 166: vengeance
Rourke sat at the head of the small table, his phone resting beside him, a thin folder in his hand. Across from him sat Bryan and Daniella, their faces pale with exhaustion, grief, and a rage they barely contained.For a long moment, no one spoke. The hum of the city beyond the high-rise windows filled the silence. Finally, Rourke opened the folder and slid it across to them.“This,” he said, his voice steady and low, “is everything I have so far. Kate is compromised. I approached her tonight and reminded her who she owes. She’s agreed to provide us with information about Victory, Davis, and the rest of the Board.”It was for days like this that he lend her his hands,so that he would be able to secure something he can use against her. With the voting nearer,she won't want to jeopardize it for anything in the world.Bryan took the folder, flipping through the contents including surveillance photos, handwritten notes, and a USB drive. His jaw tightened as he scanned the pages. “So she w
CHEAP 165: Promise
Henry stood watching the symbol of the empire his father had built and he had inherited, and now a fortress besieged from within.He took a slow breath, eyes narrowing as he thought of his siblings.Victory and Davis.Both vultures, circling what they believed to be a dying beast. Victory, with his backroom deals and smug superiority, and Davis, with his perpetual pretense of loyalty while plotting to dethrone him. Henry had been in this game long enough to recognize betrayal before it came. They believed they were clever, but he knew every move they were making.Reports from his private reporting confirmed as much. Davis was courting Enterprises, dangling subsidiaries,while Victory had been rallying minor shareholders under the pretense of “family unity.” Fools. They thought him blind because he had played the benevolent elder brother for decades, quietly running the empire, never raising his voice, never showing his claws.But if there was one thing his father had taught him, it was
CHAPTER 164: Frantic Search
The night air around Kand was unusually still, as though the city itself held its breath in mourning. Bryan stood at the edge of the riverbank where Ven’s burned-out car had been dragged from the water earlier that day. Daniella crouched beside him, her fingers brushing over the scorched ground as if searching for a ghost. She had barely spoken since they arrived. Her usually sharp, commanding voice was now taut with suppressed emotion.“There’s nothing here,” she muttered finally, rising to her feet. Her hands were dirty, her expression pale but determined. “No footprints, no tire marks leading away. Nothing but what they want us to see.”Bryan didn’t look up from the small scanner in his hand. He had been combing the area for traces,residual signals from nearby devices, anything that might suggest a camera, a phone, a drone. The display blinked empty.“They scrubbed this place clean,” Bryan said flatly. “Professionally. Whoever did this knew what they were doing. No amateur hit squ
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