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The Geneva Trap

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Chapter 171

*Geneva, Switzerland. 9:00 AM Local Time.*

Julian Pierce sat in the plush leather seat of his private Gulfstream, swirling a glass of neat scotch. Below him, the pristine, snow-capped peaks of the Alps gave way to the sprawling, historic architecture of Geneva.

He took a slow sip, a triumphant smile curving his lips.

He had done it. He had stared down the most terrifying billionaire in America and walked away unscathed. Ethan Cole was a monster, but he was a monster bound by the c
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