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Chapter 99- What my eyes saw

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Rebecca POV

I sat at the edge of the chaise lounge in my room, back straight, fingers drumming against my knee, the anger in my chest simmering hot enough to blister. “Run a background check,” I said, my voice ice-edged. “Everything you can find. Financials. Education. Family ties. Every business dealing, every shadow he’s ever stepped into.”

My personal assistant, Nora, swallowed. “On—Ethan Monroe, ma’am?”

“Yes,” I snapped. “On Ethan. On his associates. On whatever ghost of a fortune he crawled out from under.” The words sliced out of me. “I only heard his name yesterday, and suddenly the news speaks as though he’s been circling the empire for years, waiting to strike. He came like a thief, Nora. A thief snatching what belonged to my son.”

Nora hesitated. “People online say he—”

“I know what they say,” I cut in sharply. “Headlines crafted by vultures. They say Maxwell was careless. They say he’s unfit. They say Ethan replaced him because my son simply… fell.” I leaned forward. “But w
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