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Ch 10
The corridor plunged into stunned silence.For a brief moment, no one even breathed.Faces went pale, hearts thudded violently and minds scrambled to catch up with the words they had just heard.Nolan stood frozen.His brain refused to process it. His friend. The man he had watched struggle, endure humiliation, and say little through it all. The new boss of Angel Tower and Mirage Corporation?It felt unreal.Trent’s face, however, drained of every trace of color. His confidence shattered instantly, disbelief twisting his features. Galvin looked even worse. His lips trembled as cold dread crept up his spine.“This… this must be a mistake,” Trent blurted out, forcing a laugh that sounded hollow even to his own ears. “Mr. Marc, you have to be mistaken. How could someone like him be the new boss?”He pointed at Drex, desperation seeping into his voice.“He’s nothing but a nobody. A live-in son-in-law. A hanger-on from Ace Corporation, that trash company on the verge of bankruptcy. Their
Ch 9
Hearing that, Trent sucked in a sharp breath.Acquiring Mirage Corporation would cost at least ten million. And the buyer was connected to the late Mr. Knight and Mr. Marc.What did that mean?Angel Tower was under the control of the Marc family, and Mirage Corporation’s entire stream of business came from them. Yet everyone in the upper circle knew the truth. The Marcs answered directly to the Knight Group.Which meant the true power behind Angel Tower had always belonged to the Knights.Alexander Knight had been the undisputed ruler of that hierarchy.So if this mysterious buyer had ties to both Knight and Marc, then there was only one possibility.This person stood frighteningly close to the top.Trent’s hands trembled, not with fear, but with excitement. His heart pounded wildly as a greedy thought took root. If he impressed the new boss, his future would skyrocket. Wealth, status, influence. It was all within reach now.He even regretted not abandoning Ace Corporation sooner.The
Ch 8
The moment Drex stepped into Nolan’s office, Nolan rushed forward and pulled him into a tight hug, relief flashing across his exhausted face.“Thanks for coming,” Nolan said, voice strained. “I really can’t handle this alone anymore.”Drex patted his back bruefky before pulling away. His eyes were calm, unreadable as he asked, “Do you trust me?”Nolan hesitated for half a second, then nodded. “Of course I do.”Drex gave a small nod and glanced around the room.All eight employees were present. Some avoided his gaze, their faces heavy with pity and guilt. Others looked resigned, already halfway gone. Then there was Trent, standing a little straighter than the rest, lips curved in satisfaction, as if he had front-row seats to a tragedy he helped create.Trent was the department manager. The backbone of Ace Corporation. If he left, nearly all of their clients and contracts would follow.“I’ll start,” Trent said coolly, stepping forward. He placed a letter on the desk. “Here’s my resigna
Ch 7
Drex’s jaw clenched at her words but he hid the anger in his eyes, nodding.“Let’s not let the room go cold,” Martha said, holding a spoon. “I'm sure even if you’d paid all that money, death still comes when it wants.”Drex just nodded.“You’re not holding it against us, are you?” Janice asked, her voice cautious.Drex looked up at her, his gaze cold as much as he tried to hide it and he said nothing.Janice shook her head, forcing a smile. “It doesn’t matter anyway. I’m sure you still need the money for… whatever comes next. I’ll return it after the divorce.”Drex sighed, his mask cracking. “Janice, are you slow? I said I don’t want the money anymore. And if I don’t want the money, there’s no divorce. Don’t keep knocking on a locked door.”Janice immediately looked uneasy and she looked at her mother, scared.“What nonsense is this?” Martha said with a displeased frown. “Why are you still trying to hang on to something that’s not yours? What kind of a loser is this? He's so shameless
Ch 6
A measly ten billion dollars.The words echoed bitterly in his mind. How ironic, considering his father had died because he could not come up with eight hundred thousand dollars.Drex had already left the hotel, despite how hard Aric tried to stop him. He needed air. He needed space to think.He wandered along the roadside like a lost soul. Cars sped past him, horns blaring, the streets crowded and noisy, yet none of it reached his ears. Everything felt distant, muted.Ten billion dollars, and it came too late.He still could not accept it.Yet the ATM card clenched in his left hand felt solid and real. And as if fate were mocking him, an ATM machine stood just a few steps away. He hurried over, inserted the card, and entered the PIN.The screen refreshed.Balance: 10,000,000,000.Drex stared at the long line of zeros, his jaw slowly dropping.It looked real. Too real.And yet he could barely believe his own eyes.With a heavy sigh, he pulled out the card and leaned against the machi
Ch 5
Drex was confused when he heard that.But the name Aric Pierce rang loudly in his mind. He was the General Manager of the Knight Group, a trillionaire conglomerate and the empire that effectively owned Crestfall City, Valemont.The Knight family was practically royalty here, holding shares in nearly every major corporation in the city.What the hell was happening?Is this an elaborate prank?Because there was no way Aric Pierce would come to him and declare that he was his new master.“This feels like a circus tent just dropped over my head,” Drex said tightly. “Or do I look like someone here to watch clowns perform? The only thing I care about is why I woke up in this place.”Aric Pierce let out a slow breath before answering, “The place where I found you was the last place I ever expected,” he said. “You were left for dead in a dumpster.”Drex froze, then blinked hard as memories rushed back in a flood. His breath hitched. “Damn it,” he muttered. “What the hell is the time? I need t
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