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Chapter 111: The Hidden Truth
The words hung in the air like an accusation. Gregory’s mind was racing, his heartbeat thundering in his ears as he stared at Dante, trying to process what he had just been told. His real father? The realization that everything he had known, every detail of his life, was now under scrutiny felt like the ground beneath him was collapsing.“Someone powerful and dangerous,” Gregory repeated, his voice hollow, barely a whisper.Dante’s eyes were intense, filled with an emotion that Gregory couldn’t quite place—regret, perhaps, but also a sense of urgency. There was no denying the gravity of the situation.“Who is he?” Gregory pressed, the question escaping his lips before he could stop it.Dante took a deep breath, his gaze never wavering from Gregory. For a moment, he seemed to struggle with the weight of the truth. Then, slowly, he spoke.“Your father is the man who owns the company—the one I’ve been working for all these years.”Gregory’s breath caught in his throat. The name rang in h
Chapter 110: Shadows and Secrets
The drive was quiet, the hum of the engine filling the oppressive silence that had descended upon them. Gregory’s mind was a whirlpool of thoughts—most of them disjointed, fleeting, like shadows in the corner of his mind.Dante’s words echoed in his ears: “You’ve been asking that question your whole life.”What question? Gregory had always felt like something was missing, like he was drifting through life with a part of him forever unfulfilled. But this—this shadowy figure, this person who seemed to know him better than he knew himself—it only made everything more complicated.He glanced at Dante, whose face was illuminated only by the streetlights passing outside the window. The calm exterior, the stillness, was deceiving. Gregory knew that Dante, too, was trying to make sense of everything.“Dante,” Gregory began, his voice breaking the silence. “Who are they? What do they want from us?”Dante didn’t immediately answer. He kept his eyes on the road, his fingers tightening around the
Chapter 109: The Unraveling
The masked figure’s words hung in the air like a cloud of poison, thick with implications that none of them could fully comprehend. Gregory stood frozen, his heart pounding in his chest. Everything about this situation screamed danger, but the uncertainty in the air felt even more suffocating than the threat of physical violence.Dante’s gaze was unwavering, focused on the figure in front of him. His hand, still gripped on the weapon, was steady despite the unpredictable turn of events. But inside, he was calculating, analyzing. Dante had always been a man who thrived under pressure—but now? Now he was facing a ghost from his past, someone whose moves had long since been scripted in the dark corners of his life.“Play it your way?” Dante repeated, a thin layer of incredulity in his voice. “What the hell are you talking about?”The figure tilted their head slightly, almost as if they were enjoying the discomfort they had created. Their movements were slow, deliberate, and every step th
Chapter 108: The Unseen Hand
The tapping sound grew louder, its rhythm deliberate. Gregory’s pulse quickened as the dark shape moved deeper into the shadows, too fluid to be the work of an ordinary person. Dante’s eyes narrowed, his body tensing like a coiled spring. “Stay close,” Dante whispered, his voice low but filled with intent. “We’re not alone.” Gregory’s heart hammered in his chest as he glanced around the warehouse.The dim light barely illuminated the edges of the room, and every creak of the floorboards seemed to echo in the silence. The tapping continued, growing closer, until finally, it stopped. For a moment, everything was still. “Dante,” Victor murmured, his voice barely above a whisper. “What is it? Who’s there?” Dante didn’t answer immediately. His gaze flicked toward the far end of the warehouse, where the shadows seemed to cluster in a corner, but there was no one there. His eyes scanned the room with unnerving precision.“We’re being watched,” Dante said, his voice colder now. “There’s someo
Chapter 107: The Hunt Begins
The figures behind them moved with terrifying precision, their footsteps echoing off the walls as they closed in on Gregory and his group. The dark alleyway, once their escape route, now seemed like a trap. The only way out was forward, but the figures were coming from both directions. There was no place to hide, no way to outrun them. Gregory’s heart pounded in his chest as they sprinted, the noise of their pursuers growing louder with each passing second. The explosion had only been the beginning. The game was no longer a silent war fought in boardrooms and behind closed doors it had moved to the streets, and they were the prey. Dante led the charge, his movements sharp and controlled.He glanced over his shoulder at Gregory, his expression hard but determined. "Keep moving! Don’t look back!" Dante shouted, his voice a command that cut through the panic in Gregory’s mind. Gregory wanted to argue, to ask questions, but there was no time. He could feel the weight of the situation pres
Chapter 106: The Shadow in the Game
The sound of the scarred mercenary hitting the ground reverberated through the tense silence, but it wasn’t the fall that caught Gregory’s attention it was the man who had caused it. The newcomer moved with a fluidity that spoke of years of training, a predatory grace that made it clear he was no ordinary ally. He didn’t just defeat the mercenary; he owned the moment.Gregory’s heart was still racing, the gun in his hand heavy with meaning. His mind tried to process everything, but it was hard to focus with the mercenaries still surrounding him, their weapons now aimed at the mysterious figure who had just made his entrance. Yet the man didn’t flinch. His eyes never left the scarred mercenary he had just subdued, a look of cold indifference painted across his face. “Who are you?” Gregory demanded, his voice cutting through the chaos.“And why are you helping us?” The man’s gaze shifted from the mercenary to Gregory, his expression unreadable. He was tall, with short-cropped dark hair,
Chapter 105: The First Shot
The sound of the gunshot echoed like a death knell, slicing through the air and freezing everything in its path. For a split second, Gregory couldn’t even move. The world seemed to stretch out, the seconds slowing down as his eyes darted between the mercenaries and the gunman.A heavy silence followed, as if the world itself had held its breath. Gregory’s heart thundered in his chest, a mix of fear, confusion, and adrenaline flooding his veins.He looked to Avery. Her expression was one of pure shock, her hand instinctively reaching for him as she scanned the scene. Victor, too, was tense, his eyes flicking back and forth as he sized up the situation. They were all on edge now. The rules had changed, and no one knew what the next move would be.The man, the one who had claimed to be the key to Gregory’s inheritance, didn’t flinch. He simply stood there, his hands clasped behind his back as if the danger around them didn’t matter. His calm demeanor was maddening.“Did you think you cou
Chapter 104: The Reckoning
The earth trembled beneath Gregory’s feet as the looming threat outside drew closer. He could feel the tension thickening in the air, the sense of impending doom hanging over them all. The man’s cryptic words echoed in his ears as he tried to process everything that had been laid out before him.He wasn’t just a housekeeper. He wasn’t just some nameless figure in the background of a wealthy family’s life. He was the heir to an empire a legacy he had never known existed. The Stone Empire. The weight of that realization pressed heavily on his shoulders, but it wasn’t just the legacy he had to worry about. It was the people surrounding him, the ones who had become his family, his friends, and the ones who would be dragged into this whirlwind whether they wanted to be or not.Avery, Victor, and the others were counting on him. He could feel their eyes on him, the unspoken trust they placed in him. He wasn’t sure if he was worthy of it, but he knew one thing for sure: he couldn’t let them
Chapter 103: The Weight of Truth
Gregory stood frozen, the envelope gripped tightly in his hand as the world seemed to swirl around him. The photo, the letter it all felt like a dream, something too surreal to be true. But the man standing before him, the one who had just unveiled a part of his life he had never known, was as real as the crumbling ground beneath their feet.His heart hammered in his chest as he slowly read the letter. The words were etched in ink, stark and clear:“To my son, Gregory, whom I abandoned in the past but will claim as my heir once again…”He didn’t even need to read further. The implications were enough. This was the truth the truth about who he was, and about the empire he had unknowingly inherited. It was all too much. Too much to process in a single breath.Avery stood beside him, her eyes darting between him and the man who had spoken so confidently about his birthright. She didn’t say anything, but the weight of her gaze was enough. She was waiting for him to make sense of it all, j
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