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Chapter 55
His presence commanding, Adam strode down the corridor. He stopped before the door to the top suite.Inside, he could hear the murmur of voices—laughter, clinking glasses, the buzz of a crowd drunk on anticipation. The Black family's friends, relatives, and business partners, all eager to bask in the reflected glory of the mysterious Mr. Adam.Adam knocked. Inside, heads turned toward the door. Zara's face lit up with unbridled delight."It must be Mr. Adam!" she exclaimed, practically skipping toward the entrance. She smoothed her dress, patted her hair, and composed her features into what she hoped was an expression of elegant welcome.She pulled open the door.And froze.Her eyes went wide, first with confusion, then with shock, then with something far uglier. Disgust, pure, undiluted disgust."What are you doing here?" she demanded, her voice rising to a harsh screech.Adam didn't answer. He simply stepped past her into the room, his gaze sweeping over the gathered crowd until
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Maya, however, laughed shamelessly."Proud?" She tossed her hair back, her eyes glittering with unrepentant malice. "Why shouldn't I be proud? Let me explain something to you, Adam—not just any random man can sleep with us. We have standards. Standards that lowlife trash like you couldn't even begin to meet."She stepped closer, her voice dropping to a venomous whisper."You aren't even worthy of looking at us. Pathetic losers like you would beg for a lifetime and never get what you want." Her lips curled into a cruel smile. "Maybe you'd have better luck with a goat. Or a pig. At least they're closer to your level."Adam's gaze sharpened. His jaw tightened almost imperceptibly, but otherwise, his expression remained calm.He had spent years enduring this woman's poison. Years swallowing his rage because he believed, foolishly, blindly, that loving Tracy meant accepting her friends.No longer, Adam moved.It wasn't a punch or a slap, something far more precise. His hand flashed out, a
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Adam had spent the afternoon preparing, not with expensive suits or designer accessories, but with careful attention to detail. A simple, well-fitted shirt. Comfortable trousers that moved with him. A fresh haircut that sharpened his already striking features.When he finally stood before the mirror in his small house, he barely recognized the man staring back.His features had always been strong, bold brows, bright eyes, a jaw carved with clean angles. But years of exhaustion, of driving endless hours to support a woman who never appreciated him, had worn him down. Dull eyes, hunched shoulders. The defeated posture of a man who had given everything and received nothing in return.Now?He looked every bit the man he should have always been. He turned sideways, studying his reflection. In the past, he had been too busy working, scraping together money for Tracy's endless demands—to care about his appearance. What was the point? She never looked at him anyway. Not really.Compared
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Without wasting a moment, Luca pulled out his phone and made another call, this one to the Crystal Hotel's VIP reservations desk."I need the top suite, tomorrow evening, seven o'clock. Put it under the Max family name."The reservation was confirmed within minutes.The next morning, the Black family's phones began ringing.Zara called every relative who had ever looked down on them—the cousins who snubbed them at family gatherings.To each one, she delivered the same message with breathless excitement: "We're hosting a private dinner at Crystal Hotel tomorrow night with Mr. Adam himself. The Mr. Adam. Yes, that one. You should come. Bring your business cards. You never know who might need a contractor."Tracy invited her closest friends, the ones who had cooed over her pregnancy, who envied her connection to the Max family. The Black family arrived at Crystal Hotel an hour early.They swept through the lobby like conquering heroes, heads high, chins lifted, drinking in the envious g
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Jaxson gripped Luca's arm with both hands, his weathered face creased with profound gratitude. "Luca, my boy," he said, his voice laced with emotion. "Without you, the Black family would be at a dead end. You've saved us. You've truly saved us."Zara nodded vigorously, dabbing at her eyes with a tissue. Fresh tears, these ones of joy…streamed down her cheeks."To think," she sniffled, "if Tracy had met you earlier, she wouldn't have had to suffer all those years with that useless Adam. Wasting her youth on a nobody when she could have been with a real man."Luca waved a casual hand, though his throat still ached with every swallow. "We're family now. No need for formalities." He pulled out his phone, his confidence returning with each passing second. "Let me call my father. He'll sort this out."He stepped away from the group, dialing quickly.Dominic Max answered on the second ring. "Luca? It's late. What's wrong?""Nothing's wrong, Father. I need a favor." Luca kept his voice lo
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His face hardened and fixed Titan with what he hoped was a commanding stare."I don't care about any of that," Luca said, his voice rising with forced authority. "You introduced Kai. You vouched for him. That makes you responsible. The Black family lost millions of dollars because of your connection. You will compensate them. End of discussion."Titan's eyebrows rose slightly. For a moment, he simply stared at Luca as though the man had grown a second head.Then he laughed."Luca," Titan said codly, "are you talking down to me? Demanding explanations? Issuing ultimatums?"Luca, blind to the shift in Titan's demeanor, pressed on. His ego, wounded by the earlier dismissal, demanded reassertion."That's right. You introduced him. You're accountable. The Max family has standing in this city, and I have every right to hold you responsible for—"He never finished the sentence.Titan moved.It wasn't fast—it was unhurried, almost lazy. He simply stood, walked around the desk, and reached ou
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