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Chapter 5
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Five years later.The annual Pan-Atlantic Business Summit was being held at the International Convention Center downtown.As the host, Carter Group had taken charge of all reception and sponsorship arrangements.Emily, now the head of Carter Group, stepped onto the red carpet in a deep crimson evening gown, surrounded by a sea of cameras and spotlights.Her presence was so commanding that people instinctively lowered their eyes.Camera flashes erupted around her as Emily smiled and nodded calmly toward the press, completely unruffled.I sat in the VIP lounge, watching the live broadcast on television as I took a slow sip of champagne.My daughter no longer needed me to worry about her.She was running this empire even more securely than I ever had.“Ma’am.”The butler entered and handed me a tablet.“This is the routine report from the prison.”I glanced at it without much interest.Over the past five years, Jack and the other three had certainly had an eventful time behind bars.The m
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“No! You can’t!”Alex frantically snatched up the documents from the ground, tearing at them in a panic.“These were all legitimate business expenses! You can’t send us to prison over this!”“Whether they were legitimate expenses or not, you can explain that to the judge.”I turned away, no longer sparing a glance at these pathetic, groveling strays.“Lorenzo.”“Yes.”Lorenzo gave a slight bow.“Make the arrangements. If they’re going to spend twenty years behind bars, make sure they’re ‘well taken care of.’ After all, they came from the Carter family. I’d hate for anyone to say I don’t know how to look after my own.”I deliberately emphasized the words “well taken care of.”A bloodthirsty smile flickered across Lorenzo’s eyes.“Don’t worry, Donna. I guarantee every day they spend in there will be worse than death.”Daniel completely broke down.He knew exactly what Lorenzo was capable of, both inside and outside the law. If Lorenzo gave the word, prison would become a living hell for
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Autumn rain fell without end.Several days of plunging temperatures had left the city bitterly cold.Outside the Carter estate, the iron gates stood firmly shut.Jack, Alex, Daniel, and Ryan had been kneeling in the rain for three straight hours.They were soaked to the bone, their worn-out clothes clinging to their bodies. Their lips had turned blue, and they were shaking uncontrollably from the cold.Jack clutched a faded pink jewelry box in his hand.Ten years ago, he had saved his allowance for six months to buy Emily her first bracelet.Inside the gate, the butler stood beneath an umbrella, watching them without expression.“Gentlemen, you should leave. Mrs. Carter and Miss Emily don’t want to see you.”“Please, Mr. Waston. Just give us a chance.”“We know we were wrong. We finally saw Ava for what she really is. She’s a liar! We’ll never see her again!”“Please, just let Emily come out and see us. If she’ll forgive us, we’ll do anything!”Daniel clutched his still-aching ribs, hi
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That humiliation at the construction site became the final straw for Jack and the other three.They finally understood that, in the eyes of the Carter family, they were no longer the ones giving orders.They weren’t even ants.They were beneath them.But the most devastating blow came from within their own ranks.Ava finally couldn’t stand the poverty of the rundown apartment, or the pathetic state the four men had fallen into.Half a month later, late one night.Daniel dragged himself back to the apartment, one hand pressed against his still-healing broken ribs as he limped up the stairs.Just as he reached the landing, he heard a woman’s soft laughter echoing through the dim hallway.“Oh, Mr. Harrington, don’t be so impatient.”Ava’s coy voice sounded especially grating in the dead silence of the night.“Those four losers can barely support themselves now. Why would I stay with them?”“If you’re willing to take me with you, I’ll do whatever you want.”Daniel froze as if he’d been str
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The reckoning came far faster than Jack and the others had imagined, and it was far more complete.In less than forty-eight hours, the four of them learned what it meant to fall from the clouds straight into the mud.Every bank account under their names was frozen.Carter Group’s legal department filed lawsuits against them for embezzlement and corporate fraud.To cover the mounting penalties and legal fees, they were forced to sell everything of value they owned.Their designer suits. Their Patek Philippe watches. Even their limited-edition cufflinks.The four once-proud heirs of the Carter family were now crammed into a run-down apartment in a poor neighborhood, barely forty square meters.The walls were peeling, and yellowish water stains spread across the ceiling.That afternoon, Emily was in my study, learning how to read complex financial statements from Lorenzo.She was learning at an astonishing pace.After that betrayal, the fragile shell around her had been completely shatter
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Lorenzo straightened, but the respect in his voice didn't change.“Welcome back.”The room was dead silent.Jack stared at me, completely frozen.“Donna Valenti?”He repeated the title under his breath, as if trying to understand what he had just heard.I didn't answer.Lorenzo turned toward the board.“I apologize for arriving earlier than scheduled.”His voice was calm, but no one in the room dared interrupt him.“I had planned to meet with Carter's management tomorrow.”“But after reviewing the information my family received, I decided there was no reason to wait.”Jack's expression tightened.“Mr. Valenti, I'm afraid there may be some misunderstanding.”He forced a smile.“I am the CEO of Carter Group. If you have questions about the partnership, I'm the person you should be speaking with.”Lorenzo looked at him.Then he smiled faintly.“I know.”“That is precisely why I came today.”Jack's smile disappeared.Lorenzo turned to me.“Donna, may I?”I gave him a slight nod.He reached
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