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REBIRTH TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRE HEIR Chapter 26: The Unraveling
Lydia's head lolls softly against my shoulder as I carry her through the door of my penthouse. Her breath is warm against my neck, tinged with the sweet, lingering scent of wine. She murmurs something incoherent, her fingers curling lightly against my chest before falling still. Her body is warm, relaxed, completely pliant in my arms. I carry her to the bedroom, the city lights casting shadows across the walls. Gently, I lower her onto the bed, brushing a strand of hair from her face. She shifts slightly, sighing. I pull the covers over her, watching her for a moment before turning away, heart heavier than I want to admit.She murmurs something unintelligible, her fingers curling into the sheets like she's reaching for something or someone in a dream. Then, clear as day, her lips part. “I love you, you know.” The words hit me like a punch to the gut, replaying in my mind on a loop, raw and unexpected. I stare down at her, heart pounding, chest tight with something I can’t quite na
REBIRTH TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRE HEIR Chapter 27: Fallout
The morning air crackles with tension, thick and electric, as I stand before the floor-to-ceiling windows of my office. The city stretches out beneath me, alive with movement cars threading through traffic, people rushing to lives they think they control. But everything's different now. Behind me, Olivia’s fingers dance across her keyboard, rapid and focused. The steady tapping is broken only by sharp mutters under her breath, each one a frustrated punctuation to the chaos unraveling on her screen. Emails flood in. News outlets won’t stop calling. The fallout’s begun, and we’re right at the center of the storm.“It’s done,” Olivia says, spinning her laptop toward me with a triumphant smirk. “Every major outlet just published the exposé. Justin’s name is trending in fifteen countries.” I lean in, eyes skimming the headlines flashing across the screen. Each one lands like a blow. I exhale slowly, the weight of months of deception finally beginning to lift."Xander Dynasty in Cha
REBIRTH TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRE HEIR Chapter 28: The Trap
Lydia received the letter in the early afternoon, her expression unreadable as she unfolded the heavy cardstock envelope. The company seal was embossed in gold at the top, elegant and formal, the kind of correspondence that demanded attention. Her eyes scanned the contents, her mouth tightening as she read. Then she looked up, meeting my gaze across the room.“They’ve set a date,” she said quietly. “For the official inauguration of the new chairman.”My heart dropped into my stomach. I had expected this moment to come eventually, but not so soon, not when things were still spiraling from the fallout of Justin’s exposure. The timing was too precise, too clean, as if someone had been waiting in the shadows, counting down the days to strike.I stood slowly, pushing the tablet aside. “They want me to show my face.”Lydia nodded. “They’ve sent out formal invites to the press and board members. This isn’t just a meeting. It’s a declaration.” She crossed the room and laid the letter on the c
REBIRTH TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRE HEIR Chapter 29: Unmasked
I don’t trust easily, but suspicion has a way of clinging to my skin these days. I sip my coffee, watching the steam curl upward like it’s trying to spell out the name of my enemy. My mind keeps circling back to Justin. On the surface, he’s the most obvious suspect bold, reckless, and more than willing to risk everything for power. But deep down, I know something doesn’t add up. Justin isn’t this calculated. He’s a hammer, not a scalpel.I’m returning from the café downstairs when I spot Zac waiting by the elevator, hands shoved in his pockets, a smug grin plastered across his face. He steps forward, blocking my path.“We need to talk,” he says.I raise a brow, keeping my expression unreadable. “Do we?”Zac leans in, his voice dropping. “I’ve got an offer for you. One million dollars. Clean. Cash. All you need to do is give me everything you know about Lydia. Her moves. Her schedule. Access points.”I stare at him blankly, letting the silence stretch. He thinks I’m just a pawn. Some l
REBIRTH TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRE HEIR Chapter 30: Checkmate
Back at Justin’s penthouse, Mary paces the marble floor, her arms wrapped tightly around herself. The city lights flicker outside, but all she sees is the storm brewing within the Xander family. Her mind races. Justin’s father, once the voice of reason and strength, now hangs on Zac’s every word. That blind trust feels like a knife twisting in her chest. If Zac gains full control, not only will Justin fall, but Justin will be stripped of everything he’s worked for. His legacy. His father’s respect. His place. And worst of all, she knows they’re running out of time.Mary knows she has to act.She reaches out to Lydia through a secure channel, requesting a discreet meeting. Lydia agrees. Mary’s heels echo in the dim underground parking lot as she approaches her car, fingers fumbling for her keys. A shadow detaches from the wall Zac. His smile is cold, eyes glittering with menace. “Going somewhere, Mary?” he asks, voice low and sharp. Her heart leaps into her throat. “I don’t know what y
REBIRTH TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRE HEIR Chapter 31: The fall
Zac sits in a cold, concrete holding cell, stripped of his tailored suits and smug confidence. Gone is the man who once strutted through boardrooms with an air of invincibility. Now, he's just another headline: Fraud. Conspiracy. Cyber crimes. The charges against him mount like a tidal wave, each one a reminder that even the most cunning manipulators can fall. Across the globe, news outlets are abuzz with his downfall. His arrest sends shockwaves through the corporate world, especially within Eclipse Group. What was meant to be a day of coronation for a new CEO ends in silence. I don’t reveal myself. I don’t need to. The chaos is doing exactly what I intended.Lydia stands beside me, arms folded, her posture calm but calculating. We exchanged glances. No words needed. This part of the plan worked perfectly.After the shareholder meeting dissolves in confusion, we head straight to the detention center. Not to gloat though we’d be justified but to see Zac at rock bottom. He sits behind
REBIRTH TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRE HEIR Chapter 32: Claws Unsheathed
Back at Justin's penthouse Justin’s father, fed up with the chaos surrounding Eclipse Group, assigns Justin a critical mission.His phone buzzes.A message flashes across the screen. It’s from his father: track down the elusive CEO whose identity remains a mystery and who’s been disrupting their plans from the shadows. Justin’s lips curl into a slow smile.Determined to prove himself, Justin resumes his position in the business world and immediately activates Red Claw, his secret gang trained for covert surveillance and intimidation. Knowing Lydia is the closest link to the hidden CEO, Justin orders the gang to follow her every move. Discreetly, they begin trailing her across the city, monitoring her communications, routines, and contacts, waiting for the moment she slips up and reveals the truth.I came out for a walk only to find myself with an unexpected and volatile with Zac on my way The punch echoes in the empty corridor, a sound sharp enough to silence the world for a breath
REBIRTH TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRE HEIR Chapter 33: Mask fall
At that moment the message lands in my inbox, the world seems to still around me, time freezing as my eyes lock onto the screen. It’s a single image Lydia. She’s tied to a chair, her wrists bound tightly, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. Her head hangs low, strands of hair clinging to her sweat-slicked face. The room around her is dim, shadowy, ominous. My heart pounds, fury and fear twisting in my gut. But it’s her eyes that gut me the most defiant, unyielding. She’s not broken. Not yet. But if I don’t act now, she soon will be.Attached to the image is a message.“Come alone. Reveal yourself. Or she dies.”It’s signed with Justin’s name. Bastard.My hands clench the edge of my desk, the wood groaning under the pressure. I feel the rage crawl up my spine like wildfire. My lungs tighten, and my vision blurs for a second before I slam the laptop shut and push back from the desk.I storm out of my office, nearly knocking Olivia over as she enters with a file.She sees my fa
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Chapter 50: The Serpent's Gambit
Kwang had hoped Zac wouldn’t survive. He’d counted on the poison doing its job completely, betting everything on Zac slipping quietly into death and taking the last dangerous link to their secrets with him. It was supposed to be clean, silent the perfect ending to a growing problem. All he needed was for Zac to die. But fate, as always, had its own cruel sense of humor. Zac woke up and he remembered everything.Weak. Groggy. But alive. And worst of all suspicious.I hear about it almost immediately through our eyes at the hospital. Zac isn't stupid; the first thing he does once he can speak is demand an investigation. He remembers the girl who kissed him right before everything went black. He knows the truth is hiding somewhere in that moment. He orders that the girl be found. Hunted down. Interrogated. And if necessary, eliminated.But Kwang is ahead of him. He already killed her. Buried the evidence deep where no one will find it. Cleaned up the loose end wit
Chapter 49: The Point of No Return
The exchange goes down without a hitch.For once, Justin has no cards left to play. No cheap shots. No last-minute tricks. He brings Lydia, battered but breathing, to the abandoned warehouse Olivia picked. His men stay back, just like we instructed. My people make the swap Mary for Lydia and in less than sixty seconds, we’re gone.Lydia leans against me in the van, half-conscious, trembling. I pull her closer, shielding her with my body as Eddy drives like hell to get us back to the safe house.Seeing the bruises on her wrists, the cuts on her face... it twists something deep and violent inside me. Justin had her tortured. Hurt her. Broke something sacred. And for that, I’ll ruin him.I swear it.But even as I’m building my anger into a weapon, another fire is starting to spread. One that’s harder to control.Mary, after being returned to Justin, didn’t stay quiet. She’s sharper than we gave her credit for. Despite the masks covering our faces and the voice scramblers distorting our s
Chapter 48: A Game of Blood and Shadows
Justin’s mansion sits like a fortress at the edge of the hills, with tall walls, armed guards, and reinforced gates. His private security force is no ordinary crew they’re ex-military, trained for war, not protection. Every movement is calculated, their patrols tight and disciplined. They’re not just there to intimidate, they're there to kill if necessary. Most would turn away just looking at that place. But I’m not most people. And I don’t back down not when Lydia’s inside.I don’t need proof to feel it. I know she’s there. I can feel it in the tightening of my chest, the restless burn in my gut. She’s hurting. I can sense it like her pain is wired into my nerves. Olivia’s surveillance confirms it. Heat signatures pulled from hacked satellite footage show multiple figures in the mansion, but only one matches Lydia’s size and resting posture. She's locked in a cold room beneath the estate, likely restrained.Justin’s playing dirty. Torture is on the table. He’s trying to break her, pr
Chapter 47: Lion's Den
The cursor blinks on the screen in front of me, but I’m not really seeing the words anymore. I’ve been deep into reviewing financials, encryption protocols, and a list of potential insiders Justin could be manipulating. I haven’t looked at my phone in over an hour. When I finally do, I feel my chest tighten.A message. Lydia.It’s not a normal text. It’s a distress ping coded, buried in layers of encryption. Only a few people can even send it to me. I open it immediately, heart hammering, only to realize it was sent over an hour ago.“Damn it,” I mutter, already dialing her number.It rings once. Twice. Then cuts off. No connection.I try again, heart pounding harder with each second. Same result. A dead line. I slam the phone down on the table, the sound sharp and jarring in the quiet room.“Eddy!” I call out, voice clipped with urgency.He’s already halfway into the room, eyes alert, sensing the shift in energy before I even spoke.“I need you to check Lydia’s place. Now. She sent m
Chapter 46: The trap closes
The notification pings on my phone just after sunrise. I’m reviewing reports in the study, half-distracted, when I see the message come through.an encrypted file from one of my contacts in Thailand.I open it instantly.Kwang.The man wasted no time reporting Zac’s condition. According to him, Zac is dangling between life and death. Poison. A kiss laced with venom. Classic move elegant but brutal. A woman’s touch can kill more effectively than a bullet. Kwang says the local doctor is trying to keep him alive, but even with constant care, the outcome remains uncertain.I rub my temples.Zac’s reckless hunger for power made him blind. He underestimated the savagery of the game he walked into. And now, it’s backfiring spectacularly.But Zac isn’t my only problem.Justin’s father already knows. Kwang made sure of that too he wouldn’t risk keeping something so critical to himself. And knowing the old man, he won’t stay silent. He’s likely passed the information on to Justin by now. Unfor
Chapter 45: Lines Drawn
I say nothing as I watch Brianna, still blindfolded, her breaths shallow and uneven. Her hands tremble in her lap, fingers clenched in knots. She doesn’t know I’m here yet. Doesn’t know the worst part is over. That I came for her.My chest tightens. The sight of her like this is so vulnerable, so afraid it boils something dangerous inside me. I don’t speak. I can’t. Not yet.I turn slowly, eyes locking on Lydia.She flinches under the weight of my silence.“Outside,” I mutter, my voice low and tight.She hesitates, but follows. She knows I’m holding something in, and when I do that, it’s never good.The door shuts behind us, sealing us into the cold, open space behind the warehouse. The second it closes, I snap.My palm connects with Lydia’s face in a flash of white-hot fury. She stumbles back, eyes wide, hand flying to her cheek.“You think I wouldn’t find out?” I spit. “You thought I’d just take your word, believe your lies, and never question what happened to her?”“She knew who yo
Chapter 44: Crossfire
The moment I wake up, something doesn’t sit right. There’s a pressure in my chest, an itch in the back of my mind that won’t go away. Call it instinct, paranoia, or just years of surviving betrayals, but I’ve learned to trust it.Something’s wrong.By midday, I can’t ignore it anymore. I haven’t heard from Zac since Eddy’s last report, and Olivia’s updates on the Thailand front have gone cold. That alone sets off alarms in my head.I call Olivia.“I want a location on Zac,” I tell her.She pauses. “We already confirmed he went to Thailand, remember?”“I remember. But that was days ago, and now he’s off the radar. That’s not like Zac. He doesn’t disappear without making noise.”She sighs. “I’ll reach out to our contacts again. If he’s alive, someone’s seen him.”“Good. And Liv?”“Yes?”“Put a bounty on him. I don’t care if he’s underground or six feet under. I want his exact location. Soon.”“Understood.”I end the call and stare out the window. The city below looks peaceful, ordinary
Chapter 43:Poison and Power Plays
The sun rises sluggishly over the city, but I barely notice it from the safehouse. My body is still healing, my mind restless. I sip lukewarm tea and scroll through the updates Eddy left me. My eyes stop on one word: Thailand. And the name right next to it hits like a cold slap Zac.So he’s made his move.Eddy was right. The moment he got booted from Eclipse, Zac wouldn't disappear quietly. The bastard always had a plan, and now, it seems, he’s gone international.Thailand. Cocaine farms. Justin’s family.That’s not just business it’s legacy. The underbelly of Justin’s empire has always been wrapped in secrecy, guarded by blood and fear. I remember the rumors: jungles hidden behind resorts, farms carved into the hills where poppies bloom and men with guns smile without mercy. It’s not a place for amateurs.Zac’s there now.The report says he landed two nights ago. Was picked up by a man named Kwang a Thai gangster who climbed his way through the dirt, the blood, and the greed. Kwang r
Chapter 42:The Poison of Jealousy
Brianna rushes to block my path, standing between me and the door with a desperate look in her eyes. For a fleeting moment, her presence stirs something in me a whisper of the past, of what could have been. But I shake it off, refusing to let emotion cloud my judgment. Gently, I place a hand on her shoulder and ease her aside, careful not to hurt her but firm enough to make my point. “I have an early morning,” I murmur, adjusting my jacket as I regain my composure. My heart hardens. I can’t afford to be vulnerable. Not now. Not here. Especially not with Brianna watching so closely.She watches me closely, eyes wide and searching, lips slightly parted as if still waiting for the kiss I withheld. The silence between us crackles with unspoken words, heavy with all the things neither of us dares to say. The tension is a living thing, curling in the space between us, thick with what-ifs and regret. I shift my gaze, unable to meet hers for too long without risking my resolve.“I should go,”
