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Chapter Ninety

Aвтор: Andrea Katie
last update Последнее обновление: 2025-09-20 03:15:06

The boardroom reeked of impatience.

Not the quiet, professional kind, but the restless kind that built like a storm beneath polished suits and practiced voices.

Adrian sat at the head of the mahogany table, immovable, his watch catching the light with every subtle tilt of his wrist. Time ticked forward in steady beats. For everyone else in the room, it was business. For him, it was an obstacle — an irritating delay keeping him from where he truly wanted to be.

Across from him, board members shifted in their seats. Phones buzzed discreetly under the table. An anxious cough broke the air. Someone finally cleared their throat.

“Mr. Hawthorne,” an older director mr Jacob began carefully, “we’ve received… troubling inquiries from our stakeholders this morning. The media is running with a story — videos, photographs. They’re claiming you’re… dead.”

Adrian didn’t blink. He only flicked his gaze down to his watch again, ignoring the ripple of discomfort his silence caused.

“Sir,” another pre
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