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Philip opened and closed his mouth mutely. His whole case - his life - was collapsing around him like a house of cards. All because of that goddamn Ethan Hunt!In desperation, he whirled on Ethan, pointing a shaking, accusatory finger. "You! This is all your doing, I just know it! Setting me up, making a fool of me!" Even as the words left his mouth, he knew he sounded like a raving lunatic. But he was helpless to stop the tirade pouring from him. Months of rage and resentment boiled over.Ethan said nothing, merely watching Philip's breakdown with an infuriating air of calm. And perhaps, unless Philip was imagining it, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. The bailiff stepped forward, muscling Philip away from Ethan's table. Philip thrashed in the man's iron grip."Get your hands off me! I'll see you rot for this, Hunt! Do you hear me? Rot!"His screams echoed off the walls as Philip was dragged forcibly from the courtroom, still shouting threats and obscenities at Ethan. The heavy
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Ethan strode into the boardroom, spine straight and shoulders squared. The murmuring voices quieted as all eyes turned to him. He let the silence hang for a moment, amplifying the tension."Gentlemen," he finally said, voice ringing out clearly in the hushed room. "I'm sure you all know why I've called this emergency meeting."His piercing gaze swept over the assembled board members. Most looked away, unable to meet his intense stare. "It has come to my attention that there are...concerns about my legitimacy as head of the Astor Group." Ethan paused, letting the words sink in. "Concerns that I am not truly my father's son and rightful heir."The silence grew uncomfortable. Several of the men squirmed under Ethan's unrelenting gaze."David," Ethan said sharply, focusing on a nervous-looking man at the end of the table. "Perhaps you'd care to repeat what you told Mr. Jones yesterday at the country club."David paled, shrinking down in his seat. "I, uh, I merely expressed that...""That
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A slow, wolfish smile spread across Ethan’s face. “Is that so? I imagine the IRS will be very interested to learn about these creative accounting practices.”“There’s more, sir,” Andrew said eagerly. “I took the liberty of hiring private investigators to look into the Waltons’ personal affairs. It seems both daughters are living lavish lifestyles well beyond the family’s legal means.”He slid a file folder across the desk. Ethan opened it and rifled through photos of a stunning brunette in designer outfits posing on yachts and at exclusive nightclubs. “Sophia Walton,” Andrew explained. “She’s the younger daughter. A real troublemaker, according to our investigators. Drunk driving charges, drug use, assault allegations from domestic staff. All swept under the rug. Ethan's smile widened, eyes glinting. This insolent girl sounded like the perfect pressure point."Excellent work, Andrew. We're going to pay Ms. Walton a little visit. Time to teach her some respect."Andrew nodded eagerly
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Ethan strode through the executive floor of his company's headquarters, drinking in the sights and sounds of productivity. The click of keyboards, the murmur of focused voices - it was the hum of his domain. Catching his employees' eyes, he gave curt nods of approval. Morale seemed high in the wake of his recent conquests. They knew strong leadership when they saw it.Reaching his office, Ethan found Andrew waiting with the usual stack of papers for his signature. He breezed through them swiftly."Excellent work on the Davidson merger," he remarked as he signed a contract. "Our alcohol division needed that acquisition." Andrew flushed with pride. "Thank you sir. I'm glad I could facilitate it to your standards."Ethan leaned back, regarding his secretary pensively. Andrew had served him loyally for many years now. He was meticulous, discreet, and knew better than to overstep. Yes, it was time Andrew received some recognition for his efforts."I've been thinking you're overdue for
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Clara stared glassy-eyed at the ruined shell of her family's ancestral home, struggling to process the surreal sight. Less than 24 hours ago, she had kissed her husband goodbye in the marble-floored front hall before leaving for a luncheon. Now only charred rubble remained. The police had finally let them visit the estate after containing the ongoing fires, but declared the building itself unsafe to enter. Clara didn't need to go inside to know every room was gutted, every family heirloom and treasure turned to ash. The ache of loss throbbed bone-deep.Beside her, Sophia sobbed quietly into her aunt's cashmere shawl. Clara pulled her daughter close, unable to provide any words of comfort. They had already exhausted their tears the night before, as the awful truth set in. They were refugees now, their home and fortune stolen overnight. And still no word from Oliver. Each hour he remained missing, Clara's dread grew. Ethan had vowed to utterly destroy them - would he really stop short
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Clara replaced the phone in its cradle, her heart pounding. What had she just agreed to? Could she really trust Ethan after everything he'd done to them?Yet she couldn't dismiss this potential olive branch outright. Not when their situation was so precarious. She started as the study door opened. Oliver entered, his broad face creasing when he saw Clara's distress. "What's happened, my dear? You look unwell." Clara sank into an armchair, motioning for her husband to sit. "That was Ethan Hunt. On the phone just now."Oliver's expression darkened. "What did that snake want?" Taking a deep breath, Clara explained the call - Ethan's talk of "truce", his offer of financial aid. Oliver's scowl deepened with each new detail."Please tell me you didn't entertain his nonsense for one second."Clara twisted her hands in her lap. "I...admittedly did not refuse outright. He dangled the possibility of a negotiated peace, with him providing resources to help our businesses recover."Oliver su
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Oliver paced the plush carpeting of his study, gaze darting regularly to the mantel clock. Clara should have returned from her meeting with Ethan by now. Each minute she remained absent, his unease grew. Finally, approaching footsteps and murmured voices signaled Clara's return. Oliver hurried to the front hall, relief washing over him as he saw his wife and daughter removing their coats, both appearing unharmed."Thank God, you're back. I've been worried sick," Oliver said, enfolding Clara in an embrace. "Did everything go alright? What did that snake say?"Clara's smile seemed strained. "Let's discuss it over tea. It was...quite a conversation."Soon seated around the parlor coffee table, Clara recounted the meeting in detail for Oliver and Sophia's benefit. Ethan's offer of financial aid in exchange for the family's cooperation, the apparent olive branch. Oliver's scowl deepened with each new revelation. "I knew it. This so-called 'truce' is just another ruse to lure us into comp
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Maya gazed down into her wine glass, swirling the ruby liquid pensively. Clara's proposal to join forces against Ethan had caught her off guard, but also awakened troubling doubts she could no longer ignore. She raised her eyes to meet Clara's intense, searching look. "Your offer is enticing for many reasons. But earning Ethan's trust was no easy feat. If he ever suspects me of betraying him...""He needn't ever know of this conversation," Clara said earnestly. "We would be the utmost discretion." She extended her hand across the table in appeal. "Ethan has brought much pain to both our families. Together, perhaps we can protect ourselves and those we love from further harm."Maya grasped Clara's hand lightly. The woman seemed sincere in her desire for reconciliation. And was it not wisdom to keep one's enemies close?Steeling her nerves, Maya said, "Tell me your thoughts on swaying Ethan. But this must remain between us alone."Relief washed over Clara's features. She squeezed Maya'
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"Do you take me for a fool or something?" Tommy replied harshly."It's the same damn thing y'all said the last time. I'm rotting in jail for something I didn't even do this time!" Tommy shouted.One of the reasons that Tommy was so infuriated with his arrest was that he hadn't even actually tried to smuggle the drugs that they said he did.Tommy was very close to a thug in his behaviour and he was confident that if he had actually tried to smuggle the drugs they claimed he smuggled, he wouldn't have been caught so easily. He wasn't a rookie in that sort of thing."Relax Tommy...""Don't fucking tell me that!" Tommy raged. "Last time I saw y'all at the court trial, you said 'relax Tommy, everything is gonna be alright. We're gonna be getting you out of here soon...'"But I'm still fucking here and you are enjoying the life out there. You're all just selfish bastards!" Tommy ranted out in frustration.Sophia felt like her chest was being pierced with sharp daggers.She remembered that i
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Bounty or ransom... Philip couldn't wrap his head around it.All he knew was that he was very angry. He had given Brick a simple job to abduct and extract information. The bastard was just too greedy."What are we going to do about this sir?" Philip's butler asked in a tone of worry.Philip looked at him with an expression that portrayed the face of one who had swallowed a fly."I don't even know what to do at this moment. We just have to keep trying to reach the bastard and get him to stop what he's planning to do." Philip replied."But he doesn't need to fear you for any reason because you don't know him and you've also paid him for the services ahead of the job." The butler replied.Philip's expression contorted even more as he heard how he had inadvertently caused this sort of situation to happen."I swear to god, I'll catch that bastard one day even if it's the last thing I do." Philip swore and stomped away from the table he was seated. He headed straight to his room where he sa
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Maya looked at the man who had just walked in with slight apprehension.He clearly looked like a thug of some sort. He had the appearance of someone who was into shady business. Being the detective that she was, Maya was able to tell.But, he was asking about Ethan?"Did you not hear me?" The man asked."Why are you asking about Ethan?" Maya replied with a question of her own."Did Philip send you to kidnap me? Does he want to find out information about Ethan?" Maya asked curiously while she also seethed inwardly with fury.The man turned to look at the other guy who had been there since Maya woke up."Ghoul, why is she asking me such questions?" He asked.Ghoul, the first guy, looked at the other man. "Yeah, Bolt, she's a detective. She'll ask questions that'll bore you out." Ghoul replied."Okay... Ghoul? Bolt?" Maya spoke up with a frown. "What kind of lame-ass names are those?" She asked in utter astonishment.Both Ghoul and Bolt's faces turned grim and furious immediately."What'
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Ethan drove back to his mansion. It was already late at night.He pulled up in in his parking lot and turned off the engine of the car, then he remained sitting for a while.Memories of what happened earlier that night flashed in his mind and he closed his eyes thinking about it."Why did I do that?" He muttered to himself rhetorically.But Ethan knew the answer himself. Any time he was alone with Maya, there was this calm that always settled in his mind and made him feel like nothing in the world could get to him.In fact, Ethan knew that the reason he hadn't regretted going on that short trip a while ago with Maya and his siblings was mainly because of Maya. She had brought almost all of the relief and calm that he needed. His emotions and feelings towards her couldn't help but become complicated.Ethan recalled her face and also recalled the way that he had felt. Then after a while, he shook his head ruefully."I can't keep getting distracted. There's a lot that I need to do." He s
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Brick... He was a slim guy in his late thirties, but he looked like someone who was already in his fifties. As much as he loved having hair on his head and desired to keep it, he was still going bald as the hair on his head had become very sparse. He usually wore round rimmed glasses and looked like a notorious swindler most of the time. But Brick wasn't a swindler, he was someone who got himself in dirty jobs and tasks for people. The craziest part was that neither his clients or his employees actually knew who he was. He was very good at being covert and unknown. This fact alone made him somehow unreliable. But everyone who actually used his services were actually sure that he would do just about anything for money even if they hadn't met him before. Brick also had a resolve to never get directly involved with a crime scene. Whatever job he was going to carry out, he was never going to show his face. And when he did speak to his employees or contractors, he always used a distor
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Maya found it difficult to grasp the reality of what she had just experienced.Even though it had been a wish of hers for a very long time that she be recognised by Ethan, she still found it unbelievable to witness it.Her wide-opened eyes met the closed eyelids of Ethan while his lips were still connected to hers. Then she saw the eyelids pry open gradually.Ethan looked into her eyes and drew away slowly without breathing.Maya was still stunned. But she didn't like the fact that Ethan was already retreating before she could even enjoy it. And the next thing she did was that she grabbed his face......and pulled him in for another kiss.This was Ethan's turn to be surprised. He had still been feeling unsure about his sudden impulse to kiss her before she pulled him back in for another kiss. And this one was way more intense than the first.Maya made sure to dig into his face gently as though she was savouring her favourite cake in the world. Ethan also cooperated with the kiss.It w
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Ethan and Maya sat opposite each other, their expressions bright and faint smiles danced at the edges of their lips.The food was set on the table before them but Ethan hadn't yet touched his plate. Maya was only taking little nibbles from her plate once in a while as she was completely engrossed with Ethan while he spoke to her.Anyone who looked at the both of them in the restaurant would regard them as couples who were on a date. Well, it was a date."...I was only lucky to get out of there safely because Andrew had told some bodyguards to keep me safe." Said Ethan as he came to the conclusion of his brief narration.Maya's eyes twinkled like she had just heard a fairy tale story. But after a while of thinking about it, she discovered that she hadn't been truly listening. But luckily, she still recalled what Ethan had said."That fool!" Maya cursed at Philip. Her face flushed as she imagined what would have happened to Ethan if he hadn't been protected by those two mysterious bodyg
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She had cheated on Ethan with this guy called Philip.It had been a thrilling venture then at that time, every time she cheated on Ethan, she had always felt a thrill run though her body just because of the knowledge that she was cheating on Ethan. At that time, Sophia had thought that she had always enjoyed it because she was in love with Philip since she never loved Ethan in the first place.How naive had she been...Sophia knew nothing about what love was supposed to truly be like. Her parents had never shown her the best example.They also, weren't brought together by love. It was all a contract marriage. Oliver had liked Clara and then struck a deal with her parents. Clara had never said anything or complained about it then and she had been entirely content because Oliver had the money that she needed to be happy.She was willing to be blind to her feelings as long as her husband was rich. It was this ignorance and nonchalance that was now being reflected in Sophia.It was now th
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They arrived in front of a famous restaurant in Geneva.It was a large building with tall walls and magnificent but exquisite designs.Ethan escorted Maya out of the car and took her to the entrance. Somehow, the guards obediently made way for Ethan to enter without obstruction, this made Maya surprised.'Did he come here beforehand to arrange all these?' She wondered inwardly. However, she couldn't dwell on that for long.She stepped into the interior and was dumbstruck. There were walls of marble and plated gold made into tiles and pillars. Every corner of the restaurant was glamorous.The tables were very sparsely arranged and neither one was close to each other, giving each group or date a relatively private space. It was clear that only extremely wealthy people could come to this place.Before any time could pass at all, they were both approached by a beautiful lady with a pretty good dress as she guided them to a separate table for the both of them. Even such a waiter had Maya s
