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Part 61: An Offer He Couldn’t Resist

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last update Huling Na-update: 2025-12-24 22:58:09

The old-world dignity of Elias Houston’s office provided a contrast to the modern-day desperation settling over him like a shroud. He was a man accustomed to solvency, to the clean, predictable rhythm of honest enterprise.

But now, at seventy-two, the stress of keeping Houston Petrochemicals afloat was visibly aging him, etching deep lines of worry around his eyes and slowing the steady rhythm of his breathing. The desk in front of him, a sturdy, worn testament to decades of hard work, now seemed to mock him, piled high with overdue invoices that threatened to swallow his family legacy whole.

"You look dreadful, Elias. You haven't slept, have you?" Martha, his trusted accountant and a woman whose loyalty had been as steadfast as his own business principles, remarked, her concern palpable in the quiet office.

Elias waved a dismissive hand, the gesture weary. "Sleep is a luxury Oliver Reed has ensured I cannot afford, Martha. He treats our payments like mere suggestions, like pocket cha
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