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Chapter 38

Author: Saskay
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-06-04 17:51:38

ELIAS

I should be tearing down the walls and interrogating every last staff member, and extracting answers from them. Someone is leaking information. It is not enough to bring my down my empire, but it is enough to cause a fissure.

And fissures breeds weakness.

A whisper here along with a sprinkle of facts was enough to do the job. Subtle, yet intentional. The leak was the kind that was more of a warning than an attack.

And yet, I've done nothing but chase after company files.

I didn’t do this because I'm blind to the threat—no, I'm conscious of it. I can literally scent it in the air when I walk the halls of my mansion or drink my morning espresso. But because I know panic is the first step toward weakness, I don't do panic. I wait, I watch and I let the traitor feel safe. When the fool grows bold enough, I’ll strike.

However, it irks me. Not knowing who’s leaking information irritates me greatly.

I'm back at the firm by mid-morning. The car ride was silent. Louis sat beside me, maki
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