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Chapter 82

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Chloe

I pulled my car in front of Carter Industries, gripping the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles went white.

For the first time in my life, I was making a decision that didn't bear Nathan's name.

A decision that would alter my existence.

I had stood by him for decades, defending him, believing in him—no matter how many times I'd witnessed the devil in his eyes.

Because he was my brother.

Because I thought he was invincible.

But I had been wrong.

Nathan was not invincible. Nathan was coming apart at the seams.

The newspaper headlines, the rumors on the board, the investors pulling out—everything spoke of one inescapable truth.

Nathan Carter was coming apart.

And I was not going down with him.

I took a deep breath, forcing myself to move. I swung open the car door, stepping onto the sidewalk, my heart pounding.

Carter Industries loomed before him, the building that had long been synonymous with Nathan's empire. But now, something in the air about it seemed different.

Nathan's emp
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