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CHAPTER 607
“What was that, Harold?” Arthur asked flatly. “Who is that man to you? You look like you’ve seen a ghost, and then you tried to start a brawl in the middle of the Royal Meridien.”Harold wiped a bead of cold sweat from his upper lip and forced a jagged, breathless laugh.“That? That was just… a family matter, Arthur. That man is my son… Tedmond. He’s been away, and he’s clearly forgotten his manners. I was simply trying to… educate him on how a Griffin behaves in public. He’s young, arrogant, and under the influence of that woman.”Arthur Abrahall exchanged a long, skeptical look with Arlo. Then he glanced toward Tedmond, who was calmly accepting a fresh glass of champagne for Persis, composed, unbothered, the very image of controlled power.“If that were truly your son, Harold,” Arthur said coolly, “he would have been the first to offer you the investment you’re so desperately begging us for. A son with that kind of backing doesn’t let his father’s accounts remain frozen.”Harold’s
CHAPTER 606
Harold stood frozen, his hand still suspended in the air, pointing at Tedmond. His heart hammered against his ribs like a trapped bird.He couldn’t believe he had shouted the truth in public, and even more, he couldn’t believe Tedmond had looked him in the eye and denied it.‘Isn’t this what he always wanted?’ Harold thought, his mind spiraling through a warped version of the past.He remembered how Tedmond used to look at them, longing for a seat at the table, craving even a scrap of acknowledgment from the real Griffins. In Harold’s mind, he was finally opening the door. He was offering Tedmond the ultimate gift, the chance to officially be one of them, to carry the weight of the name alongside the elite.But as he studied Tedmond’s cold, immaculate exterior, a darker truth flickered at the back of Harold’s mind. He wasn’t offering this out of love.He was offering it because the Griffin name was a sinking ship, and Tedmond looked like the last lifeboat in the harbor.‘If he just
CHAPTER 605
Evelyn felt the world tilt. She was standing mere inches away, yet she had never felt further from the center of power.Beatrice continued to gush, deliberately widening the divide, while Tedmond kept his protective arm around Persis, his expression a mask of cool, untouchable success.He didn’t even glance back to see if Evelyn was still there.To him, she wasn’t important. He wasn’t willing to let her use him for attention. Now, she would have to face herself and the family alone. He wouldn’t help.He had come to the gala to observe and to accompany Persis, since she had insisted on attending.Evelyn’s vision blurred with a mix of fury and desperation. The dismissal was unbearable. She had spent decades at the top of the social hierarchy, and being treated like a ghost by a man she considered a subordinate family member was a humiliation she could not swallow.Ignoring the snickers of the surrounding guests, she stepped sharply forward and grabbed Tedmond’s arm, her fingers diggin
CHAPTER 604
The silence that followed their entrance was brittle, broken only by the frantic, low-frequency buzz of a hundred hushed conversations.“Who is that?” a woman near the buffet whispered, craning her neck for a better view. “Is that really the woman everyone’s been talking about? She looks like she stepped out of a palace.”The whispers swelled into a dull roar as guests leaned toward one another, eyes glued to the couple.“Who are they?” a young heiress murmured, clutching her pearl necklace. “I’ve never seen that man on the local circuit, but he carries himself like he owns the city.”“And the woman…” her companion added, squinting at the masked figure. “That gown is custom. Look at the way the light hits the silk, it’s not off-the-rack. Is he a foreign investor?”The confusion among the guests only deepened the agony for the Griffins.They were the only ones who knew exactly who he was and exactly how much he had changed.Vivian Griffin stood rigid, her knuckles white around her cane
CHAPTER 603
Harold caught the flicker of hesitation in Arthur’s eyes. He knew he had to play his hand perfectly.In this room, everyone was a shark, and sharks only bit when they smelled a bigger predator in the water.“Forty percent is a revolutionary number, Harold,” Arthur said, leaning back, his eyes narrowing. “But extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. Why come to the Abrahalls if your tech is truly that superior?”Harold didn’t flinch.He leaned in, lowering his voice just enough to make it sound like a state secret, his gaze flicking around as if wary of eavesdroppers. “Because I don’t want a buyout, Arthur. I'm looking for a partnership that allows me to retain control. I’ve already had a preliminary inquiry from the Xinca Group.”The atmosphere at the table shifted instantly. The name Xinca hit like a bucket of ice water.Arlo Abrahall straightened, his smirk vanishing. Everyone in high-end business circles knew Xinca was backed by one of the most powerful, shadowy families
CHAPTER 602
Beatrice’s expression looked like she had been waiting for this day all her life, and she couldn’t stop smirking.“Evelyn! Adeline! There you are,” Beatrice cooed, her silk dress rustling as she tilted her head, inspecting them like museum curiosities. “We were just talking about you. It’s so brave of you to show up tonight. Truly, I don’t think I’d have the courage to leave the house if my brothers were… well, you know. In such a confined situation.”“We’re fine, Beatrice,” Evelyn replied, her voice dripping with artificial sweetness. “The law will sort out these misunderstandings soon enough. The Griffin name isn’t so easily shaken.”“Oh, of course,” another woman chirped, a younger girl in a ruffled pink gown. She reached out to touch the lace on Adeline’s sleeve, her concern entirely feigned. “And such a lovely dress, Adeline. Is it the one you wore to the opera last season? It’s so refreshing to see someone recycling their wardrobe. In these… difficult economic times, sustaina
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