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Chapter 76 — The Weapon She Chose To Become
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2026-06-24 18:55:27
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By eight in the morning, Valcor felt less like a corporation and more like a building waiting for an explosion.The lobby screens were flooded with headlines.Photos.Speculation.Rumors.Questions.Every news outlet in Vesper City seemed obsessed with the same story.Estella Duan.Sebastian Reeves.Zero Degree Holdings.And inevitably...Project Orion.Employees whispered near elevators.Assistants gathered around coffee stations.Even senior managers looked distracted.The scandal had spread faster than anyone expected.Exactly as Estella had planned.Outside the glass walls of the building, summer sunlight reflected off the towers surrounding downtown Vesper City. The sky was bright and cloudless, but the atmosphere inside Valcor was heavy enough to feel like an approaching storm.Estella stepped into the executive conference room carrying a folder.Every seat was occupied.Several board members were already waiting.Some looked irritated.Some looked worried.Some looked angry.Ai
The CEO's Dangerous Line Chapter 76 — The Weapon She Chose To Become
Summer had arrived in Vesper City with relentless determination.The morning sun reflected off the glass towers downtown, turning the financial district into a maze of blinding light and heat. Even before nine o'clock, the sidewalks were crowded with office workers carrying iced coffee and rushing toward buildings that promised deadlines and pressure.Inside Valcor Tower, however, the atmosphere felt strangely different.Everyone was talking about the same thing.Estella Duan.Again.Vivianne dropped a stack of reports onto her desk before pulling out a chair and sitting beside her.“You're trending.”Estella didn't even look up from her laptop.“That sounds terrible.”“It is.”Vivianne slid her phone across the desk.Several headlines filled the screen.VALCOR SECRETARY LINKED TO INVESTOR SCANDALAFFAIR RUMORS SHAKE ORION PROJECTWHO IS ESTELLA DUAN?Estella calmly returned the phone.Then continued typing.Vivianne stared.“You're not going to respond?”“No.”“Clarify anything?”“No
The CEO's Dangerous Line Chapter 75 — The Perfect Bait
The morning heat arrived early in Vesper City.Even before nine o'clock, sunlight was already reflecting off the glass towers surrounding Valcor Headquarters. The city looked bright from the outside, but inside the lobby, tension hung in the air thick enough to suffocate anyone standing too long in it.Nobody moved.Nobody spoke.The sound of torn photographs drifting across the marble floor seemed louder than it should have been.Estella stood in the center of the lobby.Calm.Collected.As if she hadn't just been slapped in front of half the company.Across from her, Mrs. Reeves was still breathing hard, her face flushed with anger.Aizen stood beside Estella now.Cold.Dangerously cold.The kind of expression that usually made executives reconsider their careers.But Mrs. Reeves had already crossed the point of no return."I want a public apology," she said loudly.Her voice echoed through the lobby."I want Estella Duan to admit what she did."She pointed toward the scattered phot
The CEO's Dangerous Line Chapter 74 — The Cost of Being Chosen
The summer sun was already bright when Estella arrived at Valcor that morning.Vesper City was waking up under a clear blue sky. Traffic flowed steadily beneath the glass towers downtown, and sunlight reflected off the buildings like sheets of gold.Normally, mornings inside Valcor followed a predictable rhythm.Employees grabbing coffee.Secretaries sorting schedules.Executives rushing toward meetings.Today felt different.People were whispering.Looking at their phones.Passing envelopes around.The atmosphere carried the same tension that appeared before a storm.Estella had barely placed her bag on her desk when Vivianne appeared beside her.She was holding a cream-colored envelope.A very familiar one.Vivianne lowered her voice."You're going to hate this."Estella looked up."What is it?"Vivianne handed over the envelope."The engagement invitation."For a second, Estella simply stared at it.Then she took it.Slowly.The expensive paper felt heavier than it should have.She
The CEO's Dangerous Line Chapter 73 — The First Detonation
The morning sun hung high above Vesper City, bright and relentless despite the early hour.Summer had settled over the city weeks ago. The sidewalks already radiated heat, and the glass towers of the financial district reflected sunlight so sharply that people instinctively lowered their eyes when walking outside.But inside Valcor's headquarters, nobody paid attention to the weather.Because a different kind of storm had arrived.The moment Estella stepped out of the elevator, she knew something was wrong.The atmosphere felt tense.People were moving too quickly.Phones rang nonstop.Several employees stood near the reception area whispering to each other.Even the giant television screen mounted on the lobby wall was broadcasting business news.A familiar headline flashed across the screen.ORION TEST FAILURE SPARKS INVESTOR CONCERNSVALCOR TECHNOLOGY UNDER SCRUTINYEstella stopped walking for half a second.Then continued forward.Her expression didn't change.Not even slightly.E
The CEO's Dangerous Line Chapter 72 — What Charles and I Buried
The summer heat lingered over Vesper City even after sunset.The rain from two nights ago had long disappeared, leaving behind dry streets, glowing skyscrapers, and a warm wind that carried the scent of concrete and distant traffic through the city.From the floor-to-ceiling windows of Valcor Tower, the city looked peaceful.It was a lie.Nothing about their lives was peaceful anymore.Especially not for Estella Duan.She stood in front of the large conference room window, arms folded across her chest, watching the lights below.Behind her, the final executive meeting for Orion had just ended.Samantha Laurent was gathering her documents.Several senior executives were already leaving.Everyone looked exhausted.The pressure surrounding Orion had doubled over the last week.Delays.Investigations.Unexpected audits.Internal reviews.Small problems that seemed harmless individually but became dangerous when stacked together.Exactly as Estella had planned.Not enough to destroy Orion.
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Estella barely slept.The anonymous photo remained open on her laptop screen long after midnight passed, casting a pale glow across her apartment.Her father.Charles Deveraux.Herman.Benedict Deveraux.Four men standing together like allies.Or enemies pretending not to be.Estella sat curled nea
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The gunshot echoed again.Sharp.Violent.Too close.Estella stumbled backward in the darkness, her breath caught somewhere between her lungs and throat. The corridor around her was dim, flooded with flashing red emergency lights. Blood spread across the floor beneath polished black shoes she recog
The CEO's Dangerous Line Chapter 27 — Dangerous Bloodline
Golden lights poured across the grand ballroom of the Imperial Ardent Hotel, reflecting against crystal chandeliers high above the ceiling. The launch event for Project Aether had transformed the entire venue into a gathering place for the most influential people in the country.Investors.Executiv
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The elevator doors slid open with a soft metallic sound, followed by the quiet hum of morning activity inside Valcor Technology.Employees walked past one another carrying tablets, coffee cups, and stacks of documents. Screens mounted across the lobby displayed financial reports and market updates
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