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CHAPTER 234
The campus gates opened slowly that morning, revealing a scene that had become almost unrecognizable compared to what it once was.Students were already gathered in clusters along the walkways, their attention shifting the moment the black convoy rolled in. Phones rose almost instantly, cameras flashing before the doors even opened. Whispers followed in waves, spreading faster than footsteps.Jared stepped out first.The reaction was immediate.A shift in energy, subtle but undeniable. Conversations broke off mid-sentence, heads turned, and the crowd tightened instinctively as if pulled by gravity. But no one moved closer.They couldn’t.Security formed a controlled perimeter around him, precise and unyielding. Two guards in front, two behind, and others subtly positioned within the flow of students to maintain distance. It wasn’t chaotic. It was deliberate. Every movement was calculated to prevent disruption, and it worked.Jared adjusted his coat slightly as he began walking forward
CHAPTER 233
The lecture hall doors swung shut behind Brad with more force than necessary.He barely noticed.His steps were quick, uneven, carrying him down the corridor without direction, his mind far louder than the noise around him. Students moved past him in clusters, voices overlapping, laughter breaking through in bursts but none of it registered. Becky’s words still echoed, sharp and unrelenting, cutting deeper the more he replayed them.“You joined them.”His jaw tightened.His hands curled into fists at his sides as he walked, his breathing uneven, frustration building with every step. He hadn’t expected that. He hadn’t expected her to look at him like that—like he was no better than the people they used to despise.Like he had chosen wrong.“I didn’t—” he muttered under his breath, shaking his head once as if he could physically push the thought away. “That’s not how it happened.”But even as he said it, the words felt weak. Because part of him knew better.He turned a corner sharply, h
CHAPTER 232
The lecture hall was quieter than usual.Becky sat near the middle row, her attention fixed on the open pages in front of her, though her eyes hadn’t moved across the text in the last few minutes.Her mind wasn’t in the lecture. It hadn’t been for days.The professor’s voice carried on at the front, steady and measured, but it blended into the background as Becky absently twirled her pen between her fingers. She had learned to sit through classes like this without truly being present, letting time pass while her thoughts circled the same unresolved tension she refused to confront directly.Then, without warning, the seat beside her shifted.It wasn’t loud.Just the faint scrape of a chair against the floor, followed by the subtle presence of someone settling into the space next to her.Becky’s hand stilled.Her brows pulled together slightly as she turned her head, her gaze landing on the person who had just taken the seat beside her.Brad.For a second, she just stared at him.Then o
CHAPTER 231
Jared barely had time to step into his room before the quiet settled around him.His coat rested loosely over his arm as he moved further inside, his steps unhurried but purposeful, his mind still carrying the weight of the deal he had just closed.It had gone exactly as intended.Every number aligned. Every risk accounted for. Every advantage secured.And yet, as he set his phone down on the table, there was no sense of relief—only a quiet continuation of thought, already shifting toward what came next.Then the phone vibrated.Once.Twice.Then again—longer this time.Jared glanced down at the screen, his expression barely changing.Shelly.The name lingered there, persistent.He looked at it for a moment, then turned away, ignoring it completely as he walked toward the window. The city remained unchanged, indifferent to whatever chaos unfolded beneath it. For a brief second, he allowed himself to focus on that stillness.The phone vibrated again.And again.The rhythm became harder
CHAPTER 230
The conference room was silent in a way that carried weight.Not the quiet of uncertainty, but the kind that followed after numbers had been laid bare, positions established, and decisions hovering just before conclusion. Floor-to-ceiling glass framed the skyline beyond, the city stretching endlessly beneath them, but no one at the table was looking outside.All attention rested on Jared.He stood at the head of the table, one hand resting lightly against the polished surface, the other holding a slim folder he had not opened in the last ten minutes. He didn’t need to. Every figure, every clause, every hidden leverage point had already been committed to memory.Across from him sat five investors, each representing firms that did not gather unless the stakes justified their presence. Their expressions were controlled, but there was tension beneath it—calculating, cautious.At the far end of the table sat Howard Diamond.He hadn’t spoken in a while.He didn’t need to.His presence alone
CHAPTER 229
Jared didn’t move immediately.For a moment, it looked like he hadn’t processed what she said at all. His expression stayed controlled, but there was a stillness in him that hadn’t been there before.Becky watched him carefully, arms now resting loosely by her sides.“You’re going to say something, or are you just going to stand there like that?” she asked softly, her tone lighter now, almost teasing.That finally broke the pause. Jared exhaled once, slow and controlled, as if grounding himself.“You said it like it was simple,” he said quietly.Becky tilted her head slightly. “It was simple.”That made him pause again. Then, unexpectedly, he stepped forward. Becky didn’t move back.Instead, she watched him close the remaining distance between them until he was just in front of her—close enough that the tension from earlier no longer felt like a barrier, but something fading.Before she could speak again, Jared pulled her into a hug. It wasn’t dramatic. It wasn’t hesitant either.Just
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