تسجيل الدخولThe news spread across the world within hours.Helicopters hovered above Hale Industries Headquarters as federal investigators escorted Victor Hale out of the building.Cameras flashed wildly as reporters shouted questions.“Mr. Hale! Do you have a statement?”“Did you fabricate financial evidence?”“Are you responsible for corporate fraud?”Victor remained silent as agents guided him into a waiting vehicle.
The noise of the press conference faded into the background as Adriana stared at the message on her phone.Her heart was pounding so loudly she barely heard the reporters shouting questions around her.Luca noticed the sudden change in her expression.“What is it?” he asked quietly.Adriana slowly handed him the phone.Victor’s message was simple.You should have checked the last file.
The hallway outside the office echoed with heavy footsteps.Luca Bennett closed the laptop slowly and looked toward Daniel.“How many?” Daniel whispered.“More than two,” Luca replied quietly.Daniel sighed.“Of course it is.”The office lights hummed softly above them as the sound of approaching voices grew clearer.Victor Hale’s security team had found th
Morning arrived with a heavy gray sky hanging over Manhattan.Inside the penthouse of Adriana Cole, the tension in the air was thick but focused. The dining table had transformed into a temporary war room. Documents, laptops, and printed reports were scattered across its surface.Adriana stood near the table in a silk blouse and tailored trousers, reading through another financial report. Across from her, Luca Bennett leaned over a laptop, his attention locked on the screen.Miranda entered with coffee.“I don’t know how either of you are still awake,” she muttered, setting the cups down. “You’ve been at th
The warehouse fell silent after the struggle.One guard lay unconscious on the floor, while the other had fled through the back door, clearly unwilling to continue a fight he was losing.Luca Bennett stood in the middle of the dim room, breathing steadily.Years had passed since he had been forced to use his old training like this, but the instincts had returned immediately. Every movement, every decision had felt natural.But his thoughts were already somewhere else.Adriana.
Adriana Cole barely slept.The city outside her penthouse slowly shifted from night to morning, but she remained seated on the couch where she had ended Victor Hale’s call hours earlier.Her mind replayed the conversation again and again.Victor had Luca.And he wanted to meet.Adriana wasn’t naïve. She understood exactly what that meant.Victor wasn’t just threatening Luca.







