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Chapter 81: The Unworthy CEO

Author: Bliss Ositas
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-13 15:45:07

The television light flickered across Bashiru Adebayo’s rugged face as he sat quietly in his small office, the faint hum of the ceiling fan filling the silence.

On the screen, reporters stood before the gates of Brooks Enterprises, narrating the chaos that had erupted.

The images were clear; angry workers waving placards, shouting, pushing against security. The sight made Bashiru shake his head slowly.

“How the mighty arrogant has fallen,” he muttered under his breath, leaning back in his chair. There was no pity in his tone, only a grim satisfaction.

He had been following the story closely these past few weeks. The mighty Brooks Empire, once untouchable, was now collapsing in full view of the public.

Every day the news carried a fresh headline about its debt, its protests, its broken image.

But what truly held Bashiru’s attention wasn’t Adam Brooks or his dying company, it was Celine.

It had been over a year since that night at the hotel, the night she had nearly lost her life. A
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