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The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 57: THE SAFE HOUSE
POV: Vivienne Ashford"Petrov, what's happening, talk to me," Roman said into the phone at three in the morning, jolted awake by the urgent call, Vivienne already sitting up beside him, her heart pounding at the particular tone of alarm in his voice."The safe house, sir," Petrov said, his usual composed efficiency strained by evident tension. "Reyes' location was compromised approximately twenty minutes ago. Two vehicles approached the perimeter. My team engaged before they could breach the property, but we have injuries, and Reyes is safe but shaken.""Injuries to whom?" Vivienne asked, leaning close to hear the call directly."One of my men, non-life-threatening, a gunshot wound to the shoulder," Petrov said. "The intruders retreated once they realized the property was properly defended, but sir, this confirms Reyes' information was accurate. Volkov's organization moved considerably faster than the federal timeline anticipated."Roman was already out of bed, reaching for clothes wi
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 56: AGENT OKAFOR
POV: Vivienne Ashford"Special Agent Miriam Okafor," the woman said, extending her hand as she entered the boardroom, flanked by two colleagues from what she'd identified as a joint federal task force coordinating with Interpol on transnational trafficking investigations. "Thank you for agreeing to meet on short notice. Arthur's briefing suggested you have information that could meaningfully advance an investigation we've been building for nearly three years.""Three years," Vivienne repeated, exchanging a glance with Roman. "You've been investigating Volkov's network for that long already?""Longer, in some respects," Agent Okafor said, settling into the chair Arthur offered. "The Naples trial your family's testimony helped secure was actually the first significant breakthrough we'd achieved in over a decade of intermittent investigation into this particular network. Caius de Luca's uncle was a valuable node, but a relatively minor one within a considerably larger structure.""And Vo
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 55: THE SUNGLASSES
POV: Vivienne Ashford"Why do we have new people at school now?" Maya asked at dinner, poking suspiciously at her vegetables while eyeing Vivienne with the particular directness that made evasion nearly impossible. "There were two men in suits by the gate today who weren't there before. Sophia's mom asked me if they were with the government."Vivienne exchanged a glance with Roman, the careful conversation they'd planned for this exact question arriving somewhat sooner than anticipated. "They're part of our security team, sweetheart. We've added some extra people to help keep everyone safe, just for a while.""Are we in trouble again?" Leo asked, setting down his fork entirely, his young face already carrying the particular wariness that had become familiar over the past two years of accumulated family crises."Not you," Vivienne said carefully. "There are some people who might want to cause trouble for Papa's business, and we want to make sure our whole family stays safe while the gr
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 54: THE SCOPE OF IT
POV: Vivienne Ashford"The documentation Reyes provided is considerably more extensive than I initially expected," Arthur said, spreading printouts across the boardroom table the following morning, dark circles beneath his eyes suggesting he'd spent most of the night reviewing the material Reyes had smuggled out of the consulting firm before his departure. "Financial records spanning nearly six years, communication logs, and what appears to be a partial organizational chart for Volkov's broader network."Vivienne scanned the documents, her stomach tightening as the scope of the operation became clearer. "This isn't simply a shipping trafficking network. This looks like something considerably more diversified.""It is," Arthur confirmed. "Shipping and logistics form the backbone, consistent with what we learned during the Naples trial, but the financial records suggest Volkov has diversified into real estate, private equity, and what I believe is a considerable stake in several technol
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 53: VOLKOV
POV: Vivienne Ashford "Sergei Volkov," Vivienne repeated slowly, the name settling uncomfortably into the careful architecture of everything they'd already survived. "You're saying he financed Meridian's takeover attempt, using Diane's personal grievance as cover for something else entirely." "That's my understanding," Reyes said, his hands trembling slightly around the water glass he hadn't touched since sitting down. "I don't believe Diane herself knew the full extent of who was actually behind the additional capital. I structured the entities specifically to keep that information compartmentalized, on Volkov's explicit instruction, before I fully understood what I was actually building." "Why would Volkov care about Ashford Group specifically?" Roman asked. "We have no prior connection to him that I'm aware of." "You don't, directly," Reyes said. "But the Naples shipping network that Caius's uncle was part of extended considerably further than the single relationship exposed dur
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 52: THE MESSAGE
POV: Vivienne Ashford"There's a message you'll want to see," Arthur said, appearing in Vivienne's office doorway a week later, his usual composure tempered by something more cautious, the easy warmth of his recent good news giving way to old professional instincts. "It came through the trust's general contact line, addressed specifically to you. From Damon Reyes."Vivienne felt a jolt of surprise, the name surfacing memories of the Meridian crisis months earlier, a threat that had resolved so cleanly through Diane's reconciliation with her father that Vivienne had almost forgotten the man who'd actually engineered the acquisition structure in the first place. "What does he want?""He says he has information relevant to Ashford Group's stability that he believes you'd want to know before it becomes public," Arthur said, sliding his tablet across the desk with the message displayed. "He's requesting a meeting, in person, no lawyers on either side."Vivienne read the message carefully,
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