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Chapter 40: Hostile Takeover

مؤلف: J.M
last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-03-21 21:31:13

The silence in the penthouse felt suffocating.

Elena stared at the acquisition report glowing on the screen.

Voss Global Holdings — Priority Target.

Her company.

Her life’s work.

Her independence.

Victor wasn’t just threatening her family.

He was coming for her foundation.

Adrian stepped closer, his expression sharpening. “How fast can he move?”

Lucas’s fingers flew across the holographic interface. “If he consolidates offshore capital and silent partners cooperate… forty-eight hours for contro
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