2025-05-14 15:47:29Pain coursed through Liam’s body as he slowly regained consciousness.
His head throbbed, and his jaw ached from Logan’s final blow. The memory of what happened still terrified him. But at least, the nightmare was over—he had finally seen that masked devil off. Groggily sitting up, he noticed his phone buzzing nonstop—flooded with notifications. BANK ACCOUNT FROZEN DUE TO CREDIT ISSUES. ASSET SEIZED: SUNCREST ESTATE. ASSET SEIZED: HAYES YACHTS. ASSET SEIZED: LUX MOTORS. “No… no… this can’t be happening!” he bellowed, almost passing out on the spot. All his accounts frozen? Not a cent left? Even his villas and luxury vehicles gone? Ah!!!!Liam felt as if his heart were being torn apart again and again.
It must be that masked devil! Damn robber! He did it all!
Liam attempted to stand but collapsed hard against the wall. The sudden pain was unbearable! He wanted revenge but the pain reminded him how mysterious and powerful the masked man was. He didn’t dare. Looking in the mirror, Liam’s swollen face was a horrifying mess. How would he be able to show up like this at Rhine Group? Liam decided to ask for leave from Rhine Corporation’s vice president Claudia Rennard. He needed time to recover, both physically and mentally. He dialed the number. “Miss Rennard, I had an accident and got hurt. Can I take a few days off—” Before he could finish, the other end of the line burst out. “No! The new CEO is arriving tomorrow. All employees must report to work. If you can’t make it, then don’t bother coming back!” “But I—” Liam tried to explain, but the call was already cut off. Liam’s blood ran cold. With this new development, there was no way he could escape going to work. But then, coming to think of it, a new CEO meant new opportunities, right? Liam’s swollen eyes lit up with hope. Yeah, he had to show up, expecially now that he was injured. It would only prove his dedication, wouldn’t it? And as long as he could cling to the new CEO, he could get everything back! EVERYTHING! The next morning, Liam walked into the Rhine Corporation with a bruised jaw, a split lip, and sunglasses that barely concealed his black eye. Colleagues stared and laughed, pointing at him from the corners. Embarrassed and ashamed, he stormed through the lobby quickly, determined to run back to his office. He couldn’t avenge last night, but that bastard Logan and Charlotte ... they would pay. They would bear the brunt of his blazing wrath in place of that masked devil! He picked up his phone, ready to leverage the company’s influence to shut downand blacklist Charlotte’s company, Elysian Bloom. Meanwhile, a taxi stopped in front of Rhine Corporation. Logan stepped out, still wearing the plain clothes from yesterday after finishing up the chores at home and taking care of Charlotte and their daughter. He didn’t even have much time to change. As he entered the lobby, a familiar figure caught his eye—it was Ava Sullivan, Charlotte’s arrogant spoilt cousin. She was the daughter of Grandma Sullivan’s youngest son. Ever since Charlotte’s health and beauty company, Elysian Bloom, was on the brink of collapse, members of the Sullivan family had been circling around like vultures, eager to seize it for themselves. And this Ava Sullivan was one of them. Logan frowned instinctively. He didn’t want Ava to know he was here. Just as he was about to walk past — “Logan?” Dressed in a skin-tight red suit, Ava was basking in the attention of various elite nearby when her eyes caught a glimpse of a casually dressed man. Recognition sparked instantly. “Oh, look who shows up—the shameless, good-for-nothing bastard! What, no chores to do at home? What are you doing here at Rhine Corporation? Come to beg for scraps, ugh?" She chuckled, circled Logan like a predator eyeing prey.
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The night had been unnaturally quiet before the gunshots shattered it.Selena lay motionless on the cold pavement, her body twisted at an unnatural angle beneath the dull glow of the streetlight. The faint hum of electricity overhead did nothing to soften the stillness surrounding her. Her eyes were half-open, staring at nothing, unfocused and empty, her lips parted as though she had been about to speak one last word—but never got the chance. The walking stick lay a short distance from her outstretched hand, its polished surface catching the light uselessly now, and her phone rested near her fingers, its screen cracked and dark, the call she never made frozen in silence.The two men stood over her for a brief moment. Their chests rose and fell sharply as they scanned the street. One of them crouched beside her, pressing two fingers against Selena’s neck. He held them there for several seconds, his face unreadable, then slowly withdrew his hand and shook his head.“She’s gone,” he
Chapter 423
The moment Selena mentioned the street name, the silence on the other end of the call did not bring relief. It was not the ordinary pause of someone thinking or hesitating—it was heavier, deliberate, and dangerous, as though Barbara were carefully measuring every word she was about to unleash. “Ashwill Crescent,” Barbara repeated slowly at last. “So you’re not joking.”Selena tightened her grip on the phone, her knuckles paling. “I told you the truth. I went there. I told them everything,” she replied, forcing steadiness into her voice. “Barbara’s response came immediately, her voice rising with barely contained fury. “You foolish, ungrateful girl. Do you have any idea what you’ve done? You think leaking our plans makes you brave?” Her breath sounded harsh through the line. “You think you can betray me and walk away untouched?”“It makes me free,” Selena shot back, her tone sharp despite the rapid pounding of her heart. “And you can’t change that.”Barbara laughed then, but the
Chapter 422
The phone vibrated sharply in Selena’s hand, slicing through the tense quiet of the night like a blade. She had just stepped beneath a flickering streetlight, its weak glow pulsing above her and casting long, distorted shadows across the cracked pavement. The street was otherwise silent, the kind of silence that made every small sound feel amplified. When Selena glanced down at the screen, her jaw tightened instantly.It was Barbara.For a brief moment, Selena considered letting the call ring out. Her thumb hovered over the screen as her heart beat faster, not from fear, but from the weight of what she already knew this call would bring. Barbara never called without reason. And when she did, it was never to ask—it was to command. Selena exhaled slowly. Avoiding the call would solve nothing. If anything, it would only confirm Barbara’s suspicions and provoke something worse. Steeling herself, Selena answered.“Hello?” she said, keeping her voice cool and even, carefully masking
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The living room was heavy with tension, the kind that pressed down on the chest and made breathing feel deliberate rather than natural. Charlotte sat stiffly on the couch, her hands clasped so tightly in her lap that her knuckles had turned pale. Her eyes moved constantly between Logan and Selena, as though she were watching a silent battle unfold before her. The words Selena had spoken moments earlier still lingered in the air, sharp and unsettling. Barbara and the Sullivan family had plotted against them. Their lives were not just threatened—they were actively in danger.Yet Logan sat across from them with an almost unsettling calm. He leaned back slightly, his posture relaxed, his expression unreadable. If Selena hadn’t known him so well, she might have thought he hadn’t fully understood what she’d said. But she knew better. He had heard her. He simply refused to react.Selena drew in a breath, steadying herself. Fear tightened her chest, but she forced her voice to remain cl
Chapter 420
Charlotte stared at Selena, her brow furrowed deeply, her expression caught somewhere between curiosity and suspicion. The room felt unusually quiet, as though even the walls were listening. “Secrets?” she asked cautiously, her voice measured. “What do you mean by that, Selena? After everything you’ve already told me, you’re saying there are still secrets you want to reveal?”Selena nodded slowly, her movements tense. Her hands twisted nervously in her lap, fingers interlocking and separating as though she couldn’t keep them still. Her eyes darted briefly toward the door, then back to Charlotte. “Yes, Charlotte,” she said softly. “Secrets that I’ve kept hidden for a very long time. Things I was too afraid to say before. Things that could change how you see everything.” She swallowed hard. “But… I don’t think it’s right to tell you alone.”Charlotte’s eyes narrowed slightly. “What do you mean by that?”Selena lifted her gaze, her expression firm despite the fear beneath it. “I
Chapter 419
“Selena… what do you mean by that?” Charlotte asked carefully, her tone calm but insistent. She kept her voice steady, though her heart was racing. She wanted the truth—needed it—but she was also afraid of what that truth might expose. Years of hurt had taught her caution, especially where Selena was concerned.Selena swallowed hard, the lump in her throat tightening until it felt like her words might never come out. Her fingers trembled as they twisted together in her lap. “Charlotte… I need you to understand,” she began, her voice barely above a whisper. “I… I have treated you horribly all these years. Ever since we were born, I never showed you love. Not once. I didn’t protect you, I didn’t care for you the way a sister should. I…” Her breath hitched. “I resented you for reasons I can barely explain. Sometimes I don’t even know why I hated you so much. But I did. And I took that resentment out on you in every way I could.”Charlotte’s brows knit together as she listened, memo
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