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Chapter Seven

Author: Rosa Kane
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-08 18:11:56

NATH

My driver slows the car near the gate of Paradise Resort, glancing at me through the mirror.

“Sir, we’ll be arriving shortly.”

I nod. “Stop here.”

Kyle, my assistant, shoots me a confused look from the seat beside me in the back. Up front, Ace, my longtime bodyguard and best friend, twists around too.

“What’s going on, sir?” Kyle asks.

I smile, just a little. “I’m walking the rest of the way.”

They stare at me like I’ve just grown a tail.

Look, I hate this kind of thing. Tropical retreats. Flimsy themed events. Coworkers pretending to like each other over cocktails and spa treatments. It’s all so… performative. I prefer boardrooms, hard numbers, and silent dominance. Not sunset yoga and beachside karaoke.

But I just became chairman. My first act isn’t going to be hiding in some fancy suite while my employees lie through their teeth about corporate loyalty. I want to see everything... the lazy ones, the gossipers, the sycophants. Up close. Unfiltered.

“I’m blending in,”
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Makims Owai Bonomi
Olivia is truly awful What manner of wickedness is this
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Stainless
Nath is just so smart.
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AUTHOR KING
What a cool chairman. I'm already liking Nath
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