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“Weren’t you desperate for sponsors? Why the long face?” Jaden asked, eyeing her sideways as they cleaned up after dinner.Selena leaned on the kitchen counter, arms crossed. Her brows were drawn tight, and her lips pressed into a thin line. “That’s the thing. I didn’t even approach them. So why are they suddenly chasing me down?”Jaden narrowed his eyes. “You think something’s off.”“Obviously.” She looked away, annoyed. “And to make things worse, it’s Jones Morello.”His name landed like a slap in the silence.Jaden didn’t utter a word. “Hmm?”Selena exhaled, nodding. “I will be generous if I called him shady. The guy’s a predator. Everyone in the industry knows it. Most women wouldn’t go near him unless they were out of options.”“You’re still going?” Jaden asked, voice low.She hesitated. “I don’t want to. But this project—if it fails, a lot of people get hurt. I have to at least hear him out.”“Then I’m driving you.” His tone left no room for argument.Selena glanced at him. Ther
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Mia pulled Selena toward the sofa with both hands. “Mama, sit down. I’ll give you a massage!”Before Selena could protest, Mia had already climbed up behind her and placed her tiny palms on her mother’s shoulders, doing her best to mimic what she’d seen adults do. “Papa,” she said with a serious look, “can you massage Mama’s feet? She’s been working really hard to make money for us.”Selena's face flushed instantly. “Mia, sweetie, that’s not—” She tried to wave it off, but it was already too late.Jaden was crouched down in front of her, unbothered, expression unreadable. He yanked off her heels without hesitation, ignoring her flustered reaction. Then, without a word, he pulled her stocking-clad feet onto his lap and started massaging them with firm, practiced hands.“Mia’s right,” he said calmly, fingers pressing into the arches of her feet. “Mama’s been holding up the world lately. Papa should pull his weight.”Selena stiffened, glaring at him with narrowed eyes. “Jaden…”He didn’t
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For the next few days, the demolition crews hired by Rift Corporation tore through Greyfield Village like a swarm of machines with no brakes.Old bricks cracked. Concrete groaned. Dust blanketed the air like fog. Each collapsing structure wasn't just an eyesore coming down—it was pure cash burning. Every swing of the excavator, every dump truck filled with rubble, was another line slashing through the company’s bleeding balance sheet.The deeper they dug, the faster the funds drained.From the moment the project began, Rift Corporation's coffers had been on life support. Selena had accepted five million from Jaden when she first founded the company. That money barely covered the licensing, initial procurement, and early designs. Once demolition began, Jaden added another twenty million to the pot.But it still wasn’t enough. Not even close.Greyfield wasn’t just a passion project—it was a financial sinkhole.Selena ran the numbers again and again, combing through expenses late into
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Elias Verrick leaned back in his chair, fingers steepled under his chin as a smug smile crept onto his face. "Jones Morello from the Hollowway Development Group has expressed interest in the project," he said smoothly.Xander Verrick’s eyes narrowed. "That old vulture?""He’s got pull," Elias replied, voice calm but calculated. "I can try persuading him to pressure Selena into handing it over. With Hollowway stepping in, Rift Corporation won’t stand a chance. Both in terms of financial capabilities and global influence."Xander’s brows lifted, the wheels in his head already turning. He let out a low chuckle. "Hollowway is no joke. If they throw their weight around, Selena will cave. And when she does, she’ll have no choice but to crawl back to us.""Exactly," Elias said, eyes gleaming with ambition. "And once we seize the project again, we’ll partner directly with Hollowway to complete it. That alone could catapult us into a whole new league."Xander leaned forward, intrigued. "You’ve
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Elias Verrick nodded slowly, his usual smugness still intact as he reached for his phone. “Let’s see what Big Brother Silas has to say about that little stunt,” he muttered.He tapped on the screen and raised the phone to his ear—then froze.His brow furrowed. “What the hell...?”Everyone at the table turned toward him. Xander narrowed his eyes. “What's wrong?”Elias pulled the phone away, staring at the screen like it had just betrayed him. “It’s off. Straight to voicemail.”“Dead battery?” Talon suggested, half-hearted.Elias shook his head. “He always keeps a spare charger on him. Always. This isn’t normal.”Then Talon shot up and pointed at the massive LCD screen on the wall. “Look! On the news—it’s Silas!”Every head in the room whipped toward the TV.And there he was. The Vulture himself. Silas Moreau.Slumped between two masked officers, arms zip-tied behind his back, blood crusted at his temple. Behind him, dozens of his men were being marched into armored vehicles like cattl
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Jackie Basco and his crew were still visibly shaken even after the last of the special forces disappeared down the road. The dust hadn’t even fully settled, and the tension still clung to the air like smoke after an explosion.Selena leaned in toward Jaden Rift, her voice low, almost wary.“Jaden, you mind telling me why the hell a full unit of elite operators showed up like it was a warzone? You don’t deploy that kind of firepower just to cuff Silas Moreau.”Jaden chuckled casually. He blinked slowly, then gave her that relaxed, unreadable smile that pissed off his enemies and unsettled his allies.“I told you before. I used to be in the military.” He shrugged casually. “My old chief just happened to be in Ironvale for an anti-terror drill. Silas picked the wrong city, wrong day.”Selena narrowed her eyes. “That’s convenient.”Before Jaden could respond, Jackie Basco chimed in, clearly still trying to make sense of what he’d just seen.“But the officer in charge—the guy with three st
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