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Vivian The restaurant was quiet when I arrived. Only a few tables were filled, and soft music played from somewhere near the kitchen. A waiter greeted me at the entrance and led me toward the back, where Adrian was already seated.He was looking at something on his phone. When he noticed me coming, he put it away and gestured toward the chair across from him."Vivian," he said. "Thank you for coming.""Good afternoon, Adrian," I replied politely, and I sat down.There was a distance between us that I could feel immediately. In the past, we had always traded sharp remarks the moment we met. Today, neither of us said anything of the kind. He folded his hands on the table, and I placed my bag on the empty seat beside me."How have you been?" he asked."I am fine," I answered. "Did you ask me here to discuss our previous dispute?"He smiled faintly. "You always get straight to business.""I do not remember us having much else to talk about lately," I said.He did not argue. That surprise
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Vivian The atmosphere at Sinclair Holdings felt different when I arrived that morning. The lobby was calm, and the staff greeted me with polite nods instead of the nervous glances I had grown used to. A few of them even smiled.Our legal victory over Lancaster had given the company a stability it had lacked for weeks. The immediate threat was gone, and several executives who had questioned my decisions before now seemed far more willing to listen. I noticed it in the hallway, where two department heads stopped to greet me and asked if I needed anything."They are being very friendly today," I muttered to my secretary as we walked toward the elevator."Yes, ma," she said. "Everyone has been talking about the verdict."I nodded, but I did not let it go to my head. Cooperation that came from a single victory could disappear just as quickly. I knew the difference between temporary cooperation and real loyalty, and I did not intend to confuse the two.The shareholders' meeting began at te
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VivianDamien sat in the wheelchair with both hands on the armrests and a nervous smile on his face. I did not smile back. I looked at him slowly, from his face down to the blanket on his knees."Good morning, Damien," I said."Good morning, Vivian," he replied carefully."Do you feel like one of those domineering billionaire CEOs in webnovels?" I asked. "Especially with the wheelchair?"He blinked. "Webnovels?""Yes, webnovels.""That is a very strange thing to say," he muttered, and he looked at his sister for help. She looked at the ceiling."Vivian, let me explain," he began."No." I raised my hand. "Do you have any idea how worried I was? I went to your ward with fruits. Then the doctor called me into his office, and I thought he was going to tell me something terrible.""I can guess what you thought," he said quietly."You cannot." My voice had risen, and two guards near the reception desk turned to look at us. I lowered it. "I could not find you. Nobody told me anything. I foun
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DamienMy brother's pale face was all the confirmation I needed. He had known about the breach and kept it from everyone in the room.I did not know why he had done it. I only knew that I would not let it slide."Did Vivian tell you?" he asked suddenly. His voice was low, and it shook slightly.The question surprised me. "No," I said. "She did not."I watched his face as I answered. Shock crossed it, and it looked real. His eyes widened, and he leaned back as if the answer had pushed him."Then who?" he muttered, more to himself than to me.That confused me even more. If he had expected Vivian to be the source, then something had happened between them that I did not know about. I wanted to ask, but I held back. That question could wait. I had come here for a reason, and I would not let him pull me away from it."Is it true?" an older executive asked from the middle of the table. He was holding his glasses in one hand. "Mr. Derevaux, did the CEO just say there is a breach?""I did," I
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DamienThe doors of the executive room opened, and my sister pushed my wheelchair across the threshold. The conversation inside stopped in the middle of a sentence. Nobody had expected me to appear in the middle of such an important meeting, least of all in a wheelchair.I let my eyes move slowly around the long table. Every face stared back at me in disbelief. Some mouths were open, and a few pens had fallen onto the papers. A man near the window forgot to close his folder, and it slid halfway off the table."Mr. Derevaux?" someone whispered. "Is that really him?""It cannot be," another voice muttered. "He is supposed to be in the hospital."I liked the look of shock on their faces. It told me more than any report could. Then my eyes landed on my brother at the head of the table, and I saw him clearly for the first time in weeks. He sat very still, and his hand was frozen on the edge of a document.I also noticed something else. A few of the executives looked relieved. Their shoulde
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VivianArriving at the hospital earlier than usual, I felt that something was wrong the moment I stepped through the main doors. I could not explain it. There was no noise and nobody was rushing, but my instincts told me to be careful.I held the fruit basket tighter as I walked down the corridor toward Damien's ward. I had picked the apples and grapes myself that morning, and I wanted him to eat them while they were fresh."Maybe I am just tired," I muttered. "Nothing is wrong."I was halfway down the hall when a nurse stepped in front of me. She gave a polite bow, but she looked nervous."Good morning, Mrs. Derevaux. The doctor would like to see you in his office."I frowned. "Now? I only came to drop these fruits for my husband. I can see the doctor after that.""Ma, he said it is urgent," she replied quickly. "He asked me to bring you as soon as you arrived."My stomach tightened. The word urgent stayed in my mind, and I did not like it at all."Is Damien alright?" I asked."The d
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