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CHAPTER 39: The Ripple Effect

Author: Frank J.P
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-11 16:38:47

Life had finally started to settle. But even in the quiet, Jason and Bella could feel something off, little moments that didn’t quite sit right.

At first, Seraphina Dubois and her company, Greenlight Ventures, barely registered as more than a passing mention in business circles. But over time, the name kept popping up. She was everywhere holding interviews, mentioned in boardrooms and investment conferences. She spoke about ethics, the planet, the future. On paper, she was everything people wanted to see in a modern leader. But to Jason and Bella, something felt strange.

Her rise was too fast. Her company’s mission too closely mirrored what they were trying to build with Reed & Co. And her background? Practically nonexistent.

It wasn’t direct competition. Not yet. It was something more subtle. A strange sort of mimicry. Like someone was watching them closely and copying every move.

Jason had thrown himself fully into rebuilding Reed International into Reed & Co. He wasn’t just runnin
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