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Chapter 156

Penulis: Anthony
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-06-09 20:55:17

The morning sun bled gold across the Ashford Estate, but there was no peace in the light.

Damien Ashford stood at the edge of the garden, staring at the grave his father had built for a man who never died. His hand clutched the vintage lighter Grace had left in his jacket pocket the night before.

He didn’t sleep.

Couldn’t sleep.

Jade was alive.

And more dangerous than ever.

Now Zara was missing, Grace was back in the field, and everything he’d worked to rebuild at Ashford Industries was cracking beneath him.

But none of that terrified him.

What did was the look in Grace’s eyes.

She didn’t trust him anymore.

And he didn’t blame her.

Ashford Boardroom, The Power Shift

Inside the top-floor boardroom of Ashford Tower, the company’s elite sat in silence as Damien walked in.

Maya Lennox, CFO and long-time loyalist, was the first to speak. “The investors are spooked. Zara’s disappearance, the leaked memo about Morocco and now whispers that Jade is alive?”

“I’ll address them all,” Damien said
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