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Chapter 128. Rooftop

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The morning sun struggled to pierce the thick Milanese fog, casting the world in a cold, silver sheen. Anita stood at the edge of the rooftop helipad atop Grant Enterprises’ European headquarters, the wind pulling at her coat, but her gaze was fixed on the city sprawling below—unaware of the war erupting above their heads.

Nathan joined her, his coat unbuttoned, jaw clenched.

“He’s coming faster than we anticipated,” he said. “The board wants to hold an emergency vote. Some of them are scared. A few are being bought.”

Anita didn’t flinch. “Let them try.”

“He’s not just dismantling us. He’s rewriting the game.”

She turned to him, eyes sharp. “Then it’s time we stop playing defense.”

Nathan handed her a tablet. “This just came in. From Tamsin.”

On the screen: a cache of leaked internal communications from Vale’s shell companies. Subtle, veiled conversations—coded language. But the message was clear.

He was targeting the healthcare division next.

Anita’s stomach sank. That division was h
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