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Brothers

Author: Rejoice Ezeh
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-12 22:49:22

Murphy found Diro in the training facility at dawn the morning after his return from the mansion. Diro was hitting a punching bag with methodical precision, working through the tension and adrenaline that still coursed through him from the previous night.

"You should be resting," Murphy said from the doorway. "You barely slept."

"I cannot rest," Diro said, not stopping his rhythm. "Too much energy. Too many thoughts."

Murphy walked into the facility and stood watching for a moment. "You pulled it off. I did not think you could. But you actually fooled Irene Carter."

"For now," Diro said between punches. "Eventually she will check the safe. She will realize it was accessed. She will know I betrayed her."

"By then it will not matter," Murphy said. "We are releasing the documents today. Every corrupt judge. Every bribed politician. Every piece of evidence of her criminal network. By tonight, the whole world will know what she is."

Diro stopped punching. Turned to face Murphy. "And then s
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