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Chapter 36

Author: Emma Strachey
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-07 21:21:12
[Noah's POV]

The whiskey burned going down, but not nearly as much as tons of files staring back at me on my desk.

I leaned back in my leather chair, the ice in my glass clinking softly as I swirled the remaining amber liquid.

It was past midnight. The office was quiet except for the low hum of the city beyond my floor-to-ceiling windows. Most of my legitimate empire was asleep. The illegitimate parts that kept my grand father's legacy alive whether I wanted them or not—never truly rested.

Caleb stood across from me, hands clasped behind his back, expression as unreadable as ever.

"The painting?" I asked.

"Completed," Caleb replied. "She accidentally ruined the first one during the phone call with her friend. Redid the entire piece in one day. Clean work. Professional quality."

I nodded. "Contact Hawk in Mexico. Tell him to move it through the usual channels. The division down there needs clean money after Iron Vultures hit our shipment last month."

"Understood."

Iron Vultures.

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Emma Strachey

Sorry, since this is Noah's POV, some content may overlap with Elena's part from the previous chapter.

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