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CHAPTER 463
The movement was slow, deliberate, carrying the heavy weight of an apex predator marking its territory."If you're trying to invent a connection between my operations and the ghosts of your past failures, you're reaching," Zarek said. "House Blackwood handles its business in the present. I don't care who you knew ten years ago, Director. It has nothing to do with why we are at this table."Vance didn't blink. He lowered the silver knife, letting the blade rest against the porcelain with a soft, ominous clink."Is that so?" Vance’s raspy voice dropped into a low frequency that vibrated through the grand hall. Ignoring Tinny, he kept his razor-sharp gaze anchored entirely on Zarek. The old director leaned back, a single finger tapping the metal handle of his cane. "You can play the ignorant upstart all you want, Mr. Blackwood, but it is entirely too obvious what is happening here. You brought your brother for one reason.”He paused, studying Zarek's expression.“You are using the boy
CHAPTER 462
Across from him, Zarek leaned back into the contoured leather of his seat, his posture radiating absolute composure. Beneath the calm mask, his mind ran high-speed algorithmic calculations.He had deliberately allowed Tinny to push Valerius to the brink. It wasn't a schoolboy tantrum; it was a calculated probe to see exactly how Director Vance would react. Zarek was mapping the corporate landscape. Years ago, the Vances had dismantled the Riggs family using a hidden asset, perhaps black-market regulatory leverage. Because House Blackwood operated on that same elite tier, a standard corporate chess match wouldn't cut it. He needed to know the nature of the teeth Vance had bared against the Riggs.Zarek’s dark eyes narrowed at the silent patriarch. ‘What are you waiting for, Vance?’ he thought, his fingers tapping a slow rhythm against his knee beneath the tablecloth. ‘Are you going to deploy that same power, or is your real backup already waiting in the shadows of this cleared
CHAPTER 461
A suffocating silence stretched across the grand dining hall. The security operators remained frozen, hands locked onto weapons, waiting for a single gesture from their director to clear the floor.Slowly, Director Vance pulled his eyes away from Tinny and focused entirely on Zarek, a bitter frown carving into his weathered face. He recognized Zarek’s tactical play. By walking in without visible backup, Zarek wasn't being reckless; he was broadcasting terrifying confidence, letting Vance know he didn't need an army to handle House Vance.With a sharp exhale, Vance deliberately leaned his cane against the table. The rigid tension left his features as he forced them back into a cold, corporate mask."Sit down, Zarek," Vance commanded, his low, raspy growl echoing off the crystalline chandelier. He flicked his wrist toward two empty leather chairs opposite his wall of guards. "We didn't come here to discuss my security budget. Sit, before I decide this meeting is a waste of my time
CHAPTER 460
A heavy, persistent dread settled deep into his chest. Zarek knew Director Vance wasn't a fool who wasted immense administrative resources on simple theatrical displays. Clearing an entire high-sector commercial block meant Vance was re-aligning his defensive lines, tilting the board before tomorrow night's dinner.But as the transport pulled smoothly to the curb of the vacant, high-end restaurant, Zarek’s frown ironed out into certainty.A trap, he thought, his eyes narrowing.It didn't matter what hidden assets or ambushes Vance arranged in the darkness. Zarek adjusted his tailored cuffs, his dark eyes flashing. He had survived through sheer force of will, and he knew he could handle whatever Vance pulled.“We are here, Boss,” Shaw announced, the vehicle door hissing open to reveal the dead-silent street.Zarek stepped out into the chilly air, his towering figure casting a long shadow across the pavement. “Keep the car ready to move. I don’t want Tinny injured, and keep an eye
CHAPTER 459
"But still..." Vance whispered, his teeth grinding as a ruthless shadow crossed his face. "The boy is entirely too arrogant. He thinks surviving the lower-sector turf wars under his brother's shadow means he can mock House Vance without consequence."Vance raised his head, locking his gaze onto his son with chilling intent."Tomorrow night, they will walk into my domain. Zarek thinks he has won because he holds a few transit lines, but he underestimates what a desperate house will do to defend its bloodline.” He paused, letting the weight settle. “I am going to teach that street rat a lesson in structural hierarchy he will never forget. By the time they leave my dinner table, Tinny Blackwood will know exactly what happens to parasites who try to wear our skin."Hearing those words, the suffocating humiliation that had crushed Valerius for the last hour evaporated, replaced by a spark of malicious vindication."So you're finally going to put them in their place," Valerius breathed, a
CHAPTER 458
"Don't look so miserable, Zarek," Tinny laughed, casually snatching the crisp, spare Blackwood tactical coat from Shaw's hands.He threw it over his shoulders. The heavy, high-density fabric instantly swallowed his lean, scarred frame, hanging down to his knees like an oversized cape."The plan worked perfectly. We wanted them to open the gates, right? Well, they're open. Wide open."Zarek didn't stop walking. His tall, imposing figure was already clearing the threshold of the principal's office, his measured steps echoing sharply down the quiet corridor. But his voice drifted back, laced with a cold, icy administrative bite."The objective was a subtle penetration of their domestic ledger, Tinny," Zarek murmured, his dark eyes fixed straight ahead as he navigated the glass-walled hallway. "It did not require you to reduce a multi-million credit, high-sector asset to gym shorts, or stand in your undergarments in front of an academic board.""Hey, adaptation is a lower-sector skill,"
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