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CHAPTER 88 PART 2
Alex was quiet for a moment, his mind working through possibilities, through the resources he now had access to, through what he could actually do with the power he'd been given.Then he looked at Jenkins and Peter, a question forming. "What if you didn't need Morrison's organization? What if you had your own?"Jenkins and Peter both blinked, the question so unexpected it took them a moment to process it."Our own?" Peter repeated, his voice uncertain. "Our own what?""Your own firefighter organization," Alex clarified. "Independent from Morrison, independent from the politics and corruption of the existing system. A station that operates the way emergency services should—focused on saving lives, not on power games and ego."Jenkins stared at Alex like he'd suggested they fly to the moon. "Alex, that's... that's not possible. You can't just start a fire station. The permits alone would take years. The funding requirements, the training standards, the equipment costs—we're talking mill
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Alex looked at the three expectant faces around the table and made a split-second decision. The full truth—the entire Kent inheritance, the two hundred billion dollars, the vast empire he'd somehow become responsible for—it was too much. Too unbelievable. And revealing it completely would raise questions he wasn't ready to answer, would put targets on all of their backs.So he opted for a middle path. A story that was partially true but carefully edited."The man I saved from the fire," Alex began, his voice steady despite the lie he was constructing, "his name is Harrison Blackwood. He's a former Fire Commissioner, former Police Chief. Very influential, very well-connected. And very, very grateful that I saved his life."Mia nodded slowly, her expression showing she was following along but still processing."Blackwood is connected to some extremely wealthy people," Alex continued, which was technically true. "People who operate behind the scenes, who have resources and power most of
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The pieces were clicking together in her mind, forming a picture that she couldn't quite believe but couldn't quite dismiss either.Jenkins's expression mirrored Mia's growing suspicion. He'd been a firefighter long enough to read people, to sense when something didn't add up. And everything about the hospital scene—the authority Alex had displayed, the way Jace had jumped to follow his instructions, the casual way Alex had threatened people's careers—none of it fit with the Alex Carter he'd known for years."Alex," Jenkins said quietly, "what's going on? What happened to you?"Peter, meanwhile, was completely oblivious to the tension building at the table. He'd already loaded his plate with food and was enthusiastically working his way through a piece of salmon that probably cost more than his last paycheck."Mmm, this is amazing," Peter said through a mouthful of food. "I've never had salmon like this. Is this what rich people eat all the time?"He looked up, noticed everyone starin
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Alex stared at his phone screen, reading the message from Jace:"The nursing staff has been dealt with. Both Sandra Miller and Rebecca Torres have been terminated effective immediately and will be blacklisted from employment at any Vinda-affiliated medical facilities. Their supervisor has been notified and disciplinary action taken. No further issues expected. - J.C."Alex's thumbs moved quickly across the screen, typing a brief response: "Thank you. That's sufficient."He pocketed the phone and looked up to find Mia watching him with open curiosity, her sharp blue eyes missing nothing."Everything alright?" Mia asked, her tone carefully casual. "You looked pretty focused on that message."Alex shrugged, trying to appear nonchalant. "Just a text about the nurses. They've been handled.""Handled?" Mia's eyebrow rose slightly. "By whom?""The man who was with us at the hospital," Alex said, deliberately keeping his language vague. "He took care of it."Jenkins and Peter, who'd been exam
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Sandra shot him a venomous look, but there was fear underneath it now. Peter just grinned wider.I never thought I'd see this, Peter thought with satisfaction. These smug nurses who looked down on us, who accused us of being opportunistic leeches, now having to grovel and apologize. It's almost worth getting fired this morning. Almost.While Peter was basking in the nurses' humiliation, Jenkins's mind was elsewhere entirely. His eyes were fixed on Alex, studying him with an intensity that bordered on disbelief.When did this happen? Jenkins thought. It's been what, three days? Four? Since the fire? And in that time, Alex has somehow transformed into... into this?The Alex that Jenkins knew was friendly, approachable, humble. A good firefighter who did his job without seeking attention or recognition. A guy who'd never shown any particular ambition for power or authority.But this Alex—the one standing in the hospital lobby commanding security guards and assistants, the one who could t
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Jenkins stood frozen, staring down at the two security guards kneeling before him, their heads bowed in genuine contrition. His mind was completely blank. The situation was so surreal, so far outside anything he'd ever experienced, that he had absolutely no idea how to respond.What do I say? Jenkins thought desperately. Do I accept their apology? Tell them to get up? Yell at them for what they did? What's the protocol here?He'd been a firefighter for fifteen years. He'd faced burning buildings, rescued people from car accidents, dealt with medical emergencies and natural disasters. But he'd never had grown men kneel before him and beg for forgiveness. This was completely outside his realm of experience.His mouth opened, but no words came out. He looked helplessly at Alex, then at the guards, then back at Alex.Peter, who'd been watching Jenkins's stunned paralysis with growing amusement, stepped forward and placed a hand on Jenkins's shoulder. The touch seemed to snap Jenkins out o
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