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“What did you think I went to do with Don, your grandfather, and your brother?” Ethan asked, slipping his hands to the pillow as he watched her closely. “You really thought I couldn't direct them from home?”Victoria’s brows drew together, a faint frown forming as she tried to connect the dots. He could see the gears turning, her confusion deepening.Ethan stepped closer, voice low and patient.“I was only supposed to destroy the CCTV cameras,” he said. “That was the plan, simple. No footage, no trace.”He paused, the faintest smirk tugging at his lips.“But when I got there…” He tilted his head slightly. “The footage told a different story.”Victoria blinked. “What story?”Ethan’s eyes hardened with memory. “The president kept a memory card hidden in his room. Tucked away where most wouldn’t notice. But he isn’t careless—he watches everything. He was too observant. Too alert. And that made me suspicious.”Victoria’s breath hitched.“And you know me,” Ethan added quietly, a dark edg
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“Oh, you son of a bitch, I should have known it was you all along!” he barked.Ethan’s laugh crackled through the phone, low and mocking. The president’s grip tightened around the device.“Once a General, always a General,” Ethan taunted. “Did you think I got this far with a dull brain? Even to steal money, you still have to be smart.”The president scoffed. “I’ll deal with you. This call is being recorded, just so you know.”Ethan let out a cold, bitter laugh. “Go on—play it. Show it to the public. And then watch yourself cry. Because what I have coming for you… you won’t see it until it’s too late, my dear.”The president didn’t answer. His throat tightened, and for a moment he could only stare at the wall, unmoving. His hand drifted to the back of his neck, fingers digging into the tense muscle.“What… do you want?” he asked, his voice lower than before.“Let’s meet,” Ethan said. “I’ll send the address. And if you try anything funny, I won’t hesitate to end you.”The line clicked o
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The president turned around and froze. On the giant screen behind him played a video of him having sex with multiple women. His jaw dropped. For a heartbeat he couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think. How the hell did this leak? Who did this?“Turn it off. Turn it off, pull it, pull it, pull it! Switch this thing off!” he barked, voice cracking with panic.His men scrambled, looking around frantically until one finally managed to kill the feed. But the damage was done.Flash after flash exploded in his face as the paparazzi surged forward, cameras raised like weapons.“Mr. President, is this infidelity?”“Sir, how do you feel about this revelation?”“Mr. President, care to explain?”Their questions crashed over him as he stood there, exposed, stunned, and rapidly losing control of the room.The president staggered back a step, his throat tightening as the barrage of questions closed in on him. His security detail formed a wall, but the reporters pushed against it, shouting over one another
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Chapter 158.The president’s convoy rolled to a stop in front of the media house. One of his guards stepped out first. The security detail opened the door, and the president emerged. Instantly, the paparazzi swarmed him, flashing cameras and thrusting microphones forward.He slid his hands into his pockets, eyes scanning the crowd with a mischievous glint. To him, this was only the beginning, his opening move against General Ethan. He would make sure Ethan regretted ever crossing him. No general would ever get the upper hand over the president.He scoffed.The reporters pushed closer.“Sir! You requested an urgent press briefing—what’s happening?” one shouted.“What’s your issue with General Ethan?” another pressed.The president stopped walking and slowly removed one hand from his pocket. The crowd hushed, cameras lifting higher. He glanced at his watch as though their questions bored him.“My issue with General Ethan?” he repeated, raising a brow. “I have no issue with him.”A mur
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Chapter one fifty seven.Victoria slammed the door open, the sound cracking through the room. Ethan’s head snapped up, pen freezing halfway across the page.“The press is here,” she said, breathless.A curse slipped out of him as he sprang to his feet. Papers rustled, one even sliding off the table as he stood too quickly.“They’re not supposed to be here.” Victoria stepped inside, lowering her voice. “How are we supposed to pull this off now?”Ethan dragged a hand through his hair and started pacing, each stride sharp and uneven. His jaw flexed, the muscle ticking hard—he didn’t need to say it; the panic tightening his shoulders said enough. He kept glancing toward the window as if the reporters were already clawing their way in.This wasn’t just bad timing. The press had a talent for ripping him apart, piece by piece, and today of all days, he couldn’t afford that.Not when he needed to reach the media house before the president even set foot outside.Then Ethan froze mid-stride. T
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He placed his hands gently on Victoria’s shoulders. Her eyes searched his, desperate, exhausted from trying to make sense of everything.“Well… there was no pain,” he said quietly.Victoria’s mouth fell open. “What do you mean there was no pain?” she asked, confusion tightening her voice.He gave a short, amused chuckle. “Because there wasn’t any pain,” he said simply.She shook her head. “That doesn’t make sense. We literally saw you suffering, Ethan. You were in pain! And now you’re saying there wasn’t?”A faint smile tugged at his lips. “I thought I was in pain. That’s why I reacted like that. But now it makes sense why my master said, ‘There’s pain when you save them, but not really.’ it's like my head was messing with me.”Victoria blinked, still trying to wrap her head around it.He let out a frustrated laugh, running a hand through his hair. “I can’t believe it. All that pain… it was just in my head.”His voice cracked with disbelief, and for a moment, she couldn’t tell if he w
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