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Chapter 491
Chapter 491After she left, Liam stood in the empty suite for a moment, organizing his thoughts and preparing mentally for the confrontation ahead. Eric Wood was smart, cautious, and increasingly suspicious of Liam’s intentions. The meeting tonight would require careful navigation, a balance between showing strength and maintaining the illusion that Liam was simply a concerned investor rather than someone actively working to undermine the company’s leadership.Liam collected his jacket and phone, checked his appearance one final time in the mirror, and left the suite. As he descended in the elevator toward the parking garage, his phone buzzed with a message from Kai.*Surveillance team confirms Lana and Ellen still in Santorini. No unusual activity. Bodyguard remains vigilant.*Liam typed back: *Continue monitoring. Report any changes immediately.*The elevator doors opened and Liam stepped into the parking garage, moving toward his black Mercedes with purposeful strides. He climbed i
Chapter 490
Chapter 490“I want what everyone wants,” he said quietly. “Power. Security. Control over my own destiny. But I also want you, Alisha. Not just as a secret we hide from EMC gossip, but as a genuine partner. Someone I can trust when things get complicated.”“Things are already complicated,” Alisha pointed out.“They’re about to get more complicated,” Liam said. He released her hand and stood, moving to the window where he pulled the curtains back slightly to reveal the river below, its surface reflecting the city lights in broken patterns. “I need to tell you something, and I need you to understand why I’m telling you.”Alisha sat forward, her attention completely focused on him now. “What is it?”Liam turned to face her, his expression serious. “I’m making a move against the Wane family. Not publicly, not violently, but strategically. I’m using my position at EMC as leverage to undermine their broader business interests.”Alisha’s eyes widened. “The Wane family? Liam, they’re the rich
Chapter 489: Private Arrangements
Chapter 489: Private ArrangementsThe Riverside Hotel sat on the eastern edge of Emerald Falls where the city’s glittering skyline met the dark waters of the Emerald River. It was the kind of establishment that catered to people who valued discretion above all else, with private entrances, soundproofed suites, and staff trained to forget faces the moment guests checked out. Liam Carter had used it many times before for meetings that required absolute privacy.He sat now in suite 412, a spacious room decorated in muted grays and blacks with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the river. The curtains were drawn, leaving only ambient lighting from carefully positioned lamps that cast soft shadows across expensive furniture. Liam checked his watch for the third time in five minutes and poured himself two fingers of scotch from the bar cart near the window.Seven fifteen. Alisha would arrive any moment now.His phone buzzed with a text message and he glanced at the screen to see her name.
Chapter 488: Shadows in the East District 2
Chapter 488: Shadows in the East District 2Williams absorbed this information, forcing his expression to remain neutral even as his mind calculated rapidly. Jack’s death actually worked in his favor, eliminating a potential rival turned betrayal and consolidating his control over what remained of Sasha’s organization. But he needed to handle this carefully, show strength and leadership while also acknowledging their loss.“You did the right thing,” Williams said finally, looking at each of them in turn. “Jack betrayed us to Scarface, anyway.”Dorian visibly relaxed, and Tom nodded with satisfaction. Even Kane’s stony expression softened slightly.Williams moved to the window overlooking the warehouse floor below, watching shadows move between crates. “Here’s what we know. Scarface took out four of our lieutenants and some of their men. He thinks we’re broken. He thinks we’ll either surrender our territory or fragment into smaller groups he can pick off one by one.”“He’s wrong,” Kane
Chapter 487: Shadows in the East District
Chapter 487: Shadows in the East DistrictThe east district of Emerald Falls was a different world from the gleaming corporate towers of Main Street. Here, the buildings crouched lower, their facades weathered by years of neglect and the kind of business that preferred darkness to daylight. Neon signs flickered above dive bars and pawn shops, casting sickly colors across cracked pavement where people moved with purpose but avoided eye contact.Williams Jesse pulled his black sedan into an alley behind a warehouse that had seen better days, probably sometime in the previous decade. The building wore its age poorly, rust bleeding down corrugated metal walls, windows either broken or covered with plywood that had been tagged so many times the original surface was invisible beneath layers of spray paint.He killed the engine and sat for a moment, his hands still gripping the steering wheel as his eyes scanned the street behind him through the rearview mirror. Nothing. No cars had followed
Chapter 486: Eyes Across the Ocean
Chapter 486: Eyes Across the OceanTheo considered this carefully. “It’s possible. But it could also be unrelated to James entirely. The Wane family has always had enemies. This could be an old grudge, a competitor looking for leverage, or even something political related to your father’s campaign, Miss Princeton.”Ellen bit her lip. Her father, Jonathan Princeton, was running for president. He had powerful supporters, but he also had powerful enemies. The thought that someone might be targeting her to hurt his campaign made her stomach turn.“We need to contact home,” Lana said firmly. “We need to tell my father and James what’s happening.”“I already did,” Theo replied. “I sent an encrypted message to Mr. Ryan Wane this morning. He’s aware of the situation and is coordinating with security back in Emerald Falls.”“And James?” Lana asked.Theo’s expression softened slightly. “I haven’t contacted him directly. I thought it best to go through your father first, Miss Wane. But I’m certa
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