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"Oh!" The woman blurted out, flustered. "I'm so sorry, I completely misunderstood the situation."“You definitely did,” Venssa said, thoroughly disappointed with the woman's behavior."Please forgive me. Might I have your card, sir?" she asked, forcing a fleeting smile that lasted all of two seconds before Ethan's unmoved expression made it falter entirely.Vanessa looked even more aggravated than before.She hadn't expected such blatant disrespect, not here, and especially not towards Ethan. Still, from the corner of her eye, she kept watching what he was going to do, unsure what actions he’d take next given how unreadable his mood had become.She couldn’t help but notice how fast her heart beat had become as she waited in anticipation.Ethan's stare held steady long enough that within two minutes, the cashier was visibly uncomfortable, sweat beading along her hairline as she avoided his eyes entirely.She had frozen where she stood as if moving an inch would upset Ethan even more.T
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"Hm?" the man asked, feigning innocence, though Ethan had no intention of repeating himself."Do I owe you anything?" the man pressed instead, and Ethan finally let himself take a proper look at him.He was a man in his mid-fifties, with the tip of his hair having a silver tint, dressed in a way that made it obvious money had never once been a question in his life.The longer Ethan studied him, the clearer it became why the man carried himself the way he did — like someone who'd never had to consider that the world might not simply bend around him."No, you don't," Ethan said. "After all, you're going to be saving every single dollar you'd have spent buying that." He tilted his chin toward the fabric still clutched possessively in the man's hands.The man shot him a sneering look, clearly stung by the implication even as he tried not to show it.“Classic stupidity,” Ethan thought, already turning to walk away. It was the kind of arrogance that only came from old money — the assumption
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"Mr. Ethan," Vanessa said, her expression caught somewhere between surprise and mild amusement as she spotted him waiting calmly outside. "Vanessa." Ethan pushed off from the wall he'd been leaning against, hands still tucked into his pockets. "I'm surprised you decided to come here alone," she said, though her eyes had already flicked down his outfit before she caught herself and dragged her gaze back up, careful not to let it linger long enough to seem rude. "I didn't see the need to drag anyone else along," Ethan said. "What we're doing today is between the two of us." Vanessa gave him a quick once-over, and Ethan used the moment to study her in return — the fitted blazer, the pencil skirt, the whole look sharp and deliberately professional — which made her fold her arms self-consciously across her chest. "Mr. Ethan, is something wrong?" she asked, trying to stay unbothered, though her eyes drifted sideways, letting a stray piece of hair fall forward to hide the faint color ris
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"Mr. Ethan, what's the issue?" Vanessa's voice came through with a hint of curiosity lacing every word."It's concerning the clients," Ethan said, leaning back in his chair. "We're going after four of them at once this time, and it's going well so far, but I need something from you. I would need your assistance in thiscase.""You would need my assistance?" Vanessa asked, caught completely off guard."Yes." Ethan almost smiled, picturing the confusion written all over her face on the other end of the line."You have a good plan, I can already tell," she said. "But how does it involve me?""You see, Vanessa, if there's one thing I hate more than pumpous people, it's people whose pride has blinded them completely.""And what exactly does that have to do with me?""What I mean is, the reason these particular clients were chosen isn't random. They're the ones holding the largest personal stake in Ford Group's investments. That's exactly why I targeted them next.""That part I understand,"
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Ethan sat at his desk, reviewing a stack of reports, when Henry stepped into the office."Sir," Henry said, his voice pitched low enough not to interrupt whatever had Ethan's attention so thoroughly."Yes, Henry." Ethan didn't look up right away. "What do you have for me?""I just got off the phone with Wellington's representatives. All the liquid funds have been transferred and are ready to be reinvested into our holdings, as promised.""Excellent." Ethan finally set the report down, leaning back slightly in his seat.Henry hesitated, not quite meeting Ethan's eyes. "There's also something else. Some information that's been circulating.""Which is?" Ethan asked, unbothered, though a flicker of curiosity crossed his face."Ford Group is furious that we managed to pull one of their associates out from under them. From what I've heard, they've tightened their internal contracts even further, and it looks like they're preparing to pursue legal action to stop this from happening again."H
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Ethan strode toward the entrance of the Onyx Club, hands tucked into his jeans, approaching the two men stationed at the door like they were guarding the secrets of the entire world behind it."I still think we should have gotten something else aside from just the location before coming here," Jack muttered beside him. He'd insisted on following, even though Ethan hadn't asked him to. That protective streak of his never quite allowed him to sit back and let Ethan walk into anything alone.“Why so?” Ethan asked.“Because of those goons over there,” Jack said, suspicion laced in his expression. “You don’t need to worry, if any unnecessary problem arises, I'll handle it,” Ethan said, unbothered. They had barely cleared the flight of stairs when the two guards adjusted in their position. "Stop right there," one of the guards said the moment Ethan reached the stairs."We need to confirm you were actually invited. This is a private club. Verification is mandatory," the man added, arms fo
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