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Chapter 282
The pieces, disparate and terrifying, began to click into a coherent, monstrous picture in Chance’s mind. Gerald’s desperate theory about something “unnatural” controlling Julia. Gerald’s data by the CSSA intern, Flynn, proving another woman fired the kill shot. The financial web of Veridian Holdings. Bruce Lincoln feared. And now, Priya’s revelation of The Sankhara and their vajra artifacts.It wasn’t just a conspiracy; it was a layered assault. One layer was political and financial—Stannin and Norville maneuvering for power. The deeper layer was ancient and metaphysical—The Sankhara using tools to warp will and perception. They had partnered, the modern power brokers providing the stage, the ancient society providing the unseen puppeteer’s strings.And his mother had been standing at the intersection.The puzzle before him was now brutally clear, and staggeringly difficult. To save Julia, he had to prove two nearly impossible things in court:One, that an ancient artifact of resonan
Chapter 281
The coded knock came. Priya’s heart hammered against her ribs as she flew to the door, her earlier poise dissolving into raw, desperate relief. She checked the peephole, saw Chance’s concerned face and the wary young woman behind him, and fumbled the locks open.The moment the door swung inward, Priya didn’t speak. The terror, the grief, the isolation of the last day crashed over her in a wave. She launched herself forward, throwing her arms around Chance’s neck and burying her face against his shoulder. It was less an embrace and more a collapse, a seeking of solid ground in a world that had turned to quicksand.Chance, startled, held her awkwardly for a second before returning the hug, a gesture of comfort. Over her shoulder, he saw Chloe’s expression freeze. A flicker of something hot and sharp—jealousy, possessiveness, hurt—crossed her face before she mastered it, her features settling into a carefully neutral mask. She looked away, studying the ornate molding on the ceiling.Chlo
Chapter 280
"Both," Chance agreed, his hands tight on the steering wheel as they pulled away from the quiet suburban street. The echo of Meghan's words—curating a disaster—reverberated in his skull, as though it was a missing piece to the entire puzzle they were trying to solve..He was about to voice this to Chloe when his phone buzzed on the car's console. An international number flashed on the screen, the country code for India. His heart stuttered. Priya.He exchanged a glance with Chloe, who nodded, understanding the need for privacy. He pulled over to a quiet side street and answered on speaker, his voice cautious. "Hello?""Chance." The voice on the other end was unmistakably Priya Mehra's, but it was stripped of its usual melodic warmth. It was sharp, taut, a wire stretched to breaking. "I need to see you.""Priya," Chance said, his mind racing. "I'm... I'm so sorry about your father. We just saw the news. Are you—""I'm in the States," she cut in, her tone brooking no condolence small ta
Chapter 279
Chance’s mind had refused to settle. The tactical problem was clear: they needed a legal defense and they needed the truth. Hills was out of reach. The old guard was wounded. But the need to act, to do something, was a fire in his veins.He thought of Meghan Lincoln’s tear-streaked face on the screen. Her pain was a weapon aimed at them, but it was also a door. Robert O’Connor saw it as a lever. “We need to talk to her,” he said abruptly, breaking the heavy silence.Julia looked up, confused, “Who?”“Meghan Lincoln.”Julia’s eyes widened. “Chance, no. That’s exactly what the opposition wants to do—exploit her. It’s dangerous, and it’s cruel. She’s grieving.”“I’m not talking about exploitation,” Chance said, standing up, pacing the length of the room. “I’m talking about… reaching out. Extending a hand. She just lost her brother. We understand loss. We understand being pawns in a game you don’t understand.” He stopped, facing his mother. “She went on TV because she feels no one is li
Chapter 278
The dismissal of Hartnell & Pierce felt heavy in the air, a tangible void where decades of trust had just been voided. But Chance pushed the discomfort aside. If there was something he had come to learn since the day he stepped into the shoes of the heir to the O’ Connor Empire, it was that when it calls for to make difficult decisions, one should do so without thinking twice.Yes, Pierce and his team had served the O’ Connor family longer than he could remember but he wouldn’t also deny the fact that their reputation wasn’t as it has always been.All the time they handled the case with the Acherlands, it was as though they were just moving in circles. The Stannins were so close to taking over the land until Yara Grey found the lifeline which they were now holding on to.And with Clifford Hills taking over, though they’ve not been able to find H. Fenner or Ezekiel Tann yet, he was seeing light at the end of the tunnel, and at that point, that was what he needed.Without wasting time,
Chapter 277
All eyes in the room shifted from the grim transcripts to Chance. The lead attorney, Edmund Pierce, stared at him with a mixture of surprise and disapproval.“Clifford Hills?” Pierce repeated, his tone implying the name was a bad taste left in the mouth. “What about him?”Chance met his gaze, his own voice gaining a firmness that surprised even him. “He should be brought into this. Officially.”A heavy silence fell. The second lawyer, Chen, let out a soft, incredulous breath. Davies, the youngest, shifted uncomfortably in his seat.It was as though Chance had just said something he shouldn’t have said in the first place, and they really wanted to know where that was coming from.“Chance,” Pierce began, his voice adopting a patient, paternalistic tone that immediately set Chance’s teeth on edge. “We appreciate your concern. But legal strategy is a complex matter. Mr. Hills is… a specialist. A blunt instrument. This situation requires nuance, discretion, and deep institutional understan
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