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Chapter 327
Morix bowed his head, sweat beading at his temples, his voice trembling as he admitted,"Yes, sir… I know that what I’ve done was wrong."The silence in the study stretched like a blade pressed against his neck. Jaden leaned back in the chair, his gaze cold and unblinking. He didn’t need to raise his voice; the weight of his words carried sharper than a whip."Morix," Jaden said evenly, eyes darting to him with a piercing calm, "even though you’re no longer in the military, you must remember where you came from."Morix swallowed hard, his spine straightening instinctively under that gaze.Jaden continued, each word deliberate. "If you give up your principles, you will never get them back. Lose your bottom line once, and it will vanish forever. Men who chase shortcuts end up broken. Men without limits end up beneath the dirt."His voice cut through the room, low and lethal. "You must know what you stand for. You must know where you refuse to bend. And you must hold to it, no matter wha
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The next morning, Jaden stirred the moment the first shard of sunlight cut through the curtains and spilled across the room. His eyes blinked open—and froze.Selena was in his chest. Not his daughter.For a split second, his mind stalled. She lay curled against him, soft and delicate, breathing evenly like some timid kitten. Her hair brushed against his jaw, carrying the faint fragrance of shampoo from the night before.At the other end of the bed, Mia was sprawled sideways, snoring with all the energy of a child who had worn herself out. Her arms and legs were spread wide, claiming territory like a tiny conqueror.But here, in his arms… Selena.What the hell happened? Did she roll over in her sleep? Did she… seek his embrace without realizing?His chest tightened at the thought.Before he could move, her lashes trembled.She was waking up.Panic shot through him. Jaden instantly shut his eyes again, forcing his breathing to even out, feigning sleep. If she opened her eyes and saw him
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Alas, she could only lower her voice and murmur, almost as if conceding defeat, “Alright then… Mama, Papa, and you will sleep in the same room tonight. Are you happy now?”Mia’s eyes lit up like a festival. She clapped her hands and squealed, “Oh yes!! Finally, I can sleep in the same room as Papa and Mama again!”That one word—again—slammed into both Selena and Jaden like a memory they hadn’t asked for.Their minds drifted back to those cramped nights at the old apartment block in Greyfield Village. Two rooms only, four thin walls, and nothing but the sound of leaky pipes rattling in the silence. Selena and Mia shared the bed, and Jaden—without complaint—took the floor. No comfort, just the cold boards under his back.But that was then. Things had shifted. The world wasn’t the same anymore.Ever since Vane Verrick and Nora formally acknowledged Jaden as their son-in-law, Selena’s attitude had thawed. Slowly, subtly, but enough that Jaden felt it. He’d earned his place with sweat and
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Her daughter’s lips trembled as she wailed, “But that’s how it happens on TV! Papa and Mama sleep in different rooms when they argue, and then they get a divorce…”Selena’s patience snapped. Her brows pinched tight as she scolded, “Enough. You’re grounded from watching TV for a week!”Usually, that was all it took. Normally, Mia would sulk, pout, and pretend she was the most wronged child alive. But this time, her little body stiffened. Instead of defiance, she broke down into desperate pleading.“Papa, Mama…” she whimpered, clutching at their clothes with her tiny hands. “I won’t watch TV anymore, I promise! I won’t even ask for ice cream ever again. I’ll do my homework every day, I’ll go to sleep early, I’ll even help Grandma wash the dishes… just please, don’t get a divorce. I don’t want to be an orphan…”The words hit Selena like a knife to the chest. Her annoyance vanished in an instant, replaced by guilt.She forgot for a moment that Mia was just a child. This little girl had gr
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"It's nothing. Harrison Hart has been dealt with. He won’t ever cause trouble at the construction site again," Jaden said with a faint smile tugging at his lips.Selena blinked, her expression easing with relief. She had assumed the three men must have negotiated some kind of truce. Her brows arched slightly as she nodded. "That’s good! Really good!" she said, her voice carrying genuine surprise and relief.Of course, she had no idea that Harrison Hart now lay stone-cold in the dirt. Naturally, a corpse couldn’t stir up trouble.After dinner, Jaden spent a little time sitting with his family, listening absently as Selena fussed about their daughter’s homework and her parents talked about small daily matters. He excused himself soon after and stepped into the shower.The hot water washed away the grime of the day, but not the shadows that clung to him. By the time he came out, toweling off his damp hair, the house had already grown quiet. His in-laws had gone to bed.Selena’s voice dri
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Everyone froze in disbelief. The underworld boss of the Southern District lay dead at Jaden Rift’s feet, cut down so brutally it was as if he had never been a man of power, only prey waiting to be slaughtered.The silence that followed was deafening. Blood still pooled across the concrete, and the stench of violence hung thick in the air.The shock didn’t last long. Harrison’s men, hardened killers themselves, suddenly looked like cornered dogs. Their eyes darted to Jaden, filled with terror and awe. No one wanted to test him, not after what they had just seen. One by one, weapons clattered to the ground. Then came the stampede—boots scraping against the floor as they bolted for the exit, pushing past one another in their frantic bid to survive.Jack and the rest of Morix’s crew stood frozen, their expressions twisted between reverence and disbelief. They had heard the rumors. They had seen the respect Morix gave this man. But witnessing it with their own eyes was something else entir
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