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counter move!
Liam found the first one under his desk.A small black box, no bigger than a coin, blinking red. A listening device.He did not call security. He pulled it out and crushed it in his palm.There were more. He knew there would be.By 5:00 AM, he had found seven. Under the desk. Behind the bookshelf. Inside the phone. All placed by Edward over twelve years.He placed them on the conference table in a neat row and called Mr. Zhao.Zhao was the head of IT. He had worked for Edward for twenty years."You installed these," Liam said when Zhao arrived.Zhao's face went pale. "President Edward ordered—""I know," Liam interrupted. "I am not here to punish you. I am here to give you a new order."He pushed a list across the table. Two hundred and twelve locations."Remove them all. Today. Every camera that is not legal. Every microphone. Every tracker in the company cars. I want this building to be cleaned by tonight."Zhao stared at the list. "Edward will be angry.""Edward is no longer a Chai
New Blood
Michael was buried. The house was full but quiet. Grace, Lily, David, and Ana sat on one couch. Chloe and Liam stood on opposite sides of the room like divorced people do, close enough to hear and far enough not to touch.Then the gate bell rang three times.Butler Chen opened it and his face changed.Two people walked in who were not supposed to be in Dragon City.The first was a man, twenty-eight, tall, in a leather jacket with a scar on his left eyebrow and the same green eyes as Chloe.Marcus Blackwood. Henry's first son and Chloe's half-brother. The real Blackwood heir. He was supposed to be in London running clubs.The second was a woman, thirty-two years of age , in a sharp black dress with red lips, holding a glass of wine she had brought herself.Elena Rossi. She owned eighteen percent of Cole Global from Milan. She had never come to Dragon City before. She only sent emails. Now she was here.Marcus did not look at Liam. He walked straight to Chloe and grabbed her bandaged a
The will
The room was cold and too white.Michael's small wooden box sat in the middle. On top of it were three things: Grace's prayer beads, and Lily's school photo.Grace sat on one side, Lily on the other. They held the box as if letting go would make Michael disappear again.David and Ana sat behind them.The door opened. Liam walked in alone.He wore a black suit with a small bandage on his forehead from the crash. He came with no assistant and no bodyguard. He closed the door quietly.He looked at the box, then at Grace."Mrs. Carter, I signed the papers. Cole Global will pay for everything. I came to say I am sorry. The men were from my tower. I arrived late."Grace looked up. Her voice was clear."You were not late, Liam. You found him. I searched for fourteen years. You found him on the mountain. My husband saw me and called me Gracie. He heard me say I am here before he died. That is not late. That is mercy."Lily stood and hugged him."Thank you for bringing my father down."The doo
The burial
There were no sirens and no press. Only wind.Michael Carter was buried where he was shot, on step 1,001 of 1,999 steps, the way monks bury their own. It was a small grave, just stone and a wooden cross Grace had made from a broken railing.Grace, Lily, David, and Ana stood around it. There were no suits and no lawyers, only family.Chloe stood a little behind them. Her arm was bandaged and she wore a simple black dress. She held Lily's hand.A monk read a prayer in a low voice. Grace did not scream anymore. She held the cross tightly and stared at the fresh soil.Lily knelt and placed her father's old prayer beads on the grave."Dad, you prayed for us for fourteen years. Now we will pray for you. You were my dad for three minutes, and that is enough for my whole life."David was in his wheelchair. He touched the stone with his old hand."My son. I arrived late.Ana held David's hand and whispered, "James and Michael both died for love, not for empire."Chloe stepped forward and place
President transfer!
Rain had stopped. Sun hit glass.12 board members sat old men in dark suits, laptops open, coffee cold. This was not a family dinner. This was money.Edward Cole sat at head 78, cane against table, calm. He owned 51%.Daniel sat to his right, tie too tight holding a file stamped PRESIDENT TRANSFER.Sophia Daniel's wife sat behind, holding a tablet with a video paused White Mountain last night Liam with a gun.Edward tapped the table."Gentlemen, let's be quick. Last night on White Mountain, my grandson Liam was involved in a shooting. A monk died Michael Carter. Police are investigating. Liam blocked the mountain road, crashed a company Rolls-Royce, fought my security men. He is impulsive. He is not ready to be President of a 50 billion company."He slid a paper forward."I propose Daniel remains President. Liam can be Vice President when he learns control. Vote."Board members murmured, looking at the video. One said:"Edward, is it true Michael Carter was shot by your men?"Edw
Why Edward hates Liam
Rain still falling. Police handcuffed the two shooters on wet steps.Michael Carter's body was covered with Ana's coat. Grace held his hand, not letting go. Lily sat with her father's head on her chest, crying quiet now no more screams.David Carter in his wheelchair held his dead son's hand.Liam stood 10 steps away, gun still in his hand, watching Edward's Maybach drive away.Butler Chen took the gun gently."Young Master, give it to police."Liam let go.Ana walked to her son and said:"Liam, let me tell them why your grandfather Edward hates you. The real reason."Everyone Grace, Lily, Chloe, David looked at Ana.Ana took a deep breath and told it, voice shaking in rain:"Edward had two sons James, my husband, your father and Daniel, second son.""James was kind, like Michael was kind. He fell in love with me, Ana, adopted daughter of David. I was just a cleaner in Carter Mansion. Edward hated that. He wanted James to marry a Blackwood or Carter princess for money. Not a cleaner
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