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CHAPTER 8

Author: Elvan Chan
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-01 00:18:59

OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW

The dimly lit penthouse room throbbed with bass from a distant stereo, the air thick with cigar smoke and whiskey. Leo leaned back on the leather couch, shirt unbuttoned and a glass of scotch balanced loosely in one hand. Between his legs, a woman knelt—eager, desperate for his attention with her fingers digging into his thighs as she worked.

He barely looked at her.

His gaze was on the ceiling, lost in thought. And that woman wasn’t a distraction but just background noise—something to pass the time while his mind sifted through bigger problems.

Then, a sharp knock.

Before he could speak, the door opened.

“Seriously?” Leo’s voice was calm but sharp as a blade, head tilting toward the intruder. “You forget how doors work, Johnson?”

His right-hand man, unfazed, stepped in with an expression stoic but hurried. “Apologies, boss,” he said, closing the door behind him. “But it’s her. She sent you an email.”

Leo’s demeanor changed instantly and the lazy smirk vanishe
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