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Chapter 36 Shadows of Doubt

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Marcus Dale had always thought of himself as a man of action. In Kane’s world, hesitation could mean death, and questions were a luxury that no one could afford. Yet after meeting Ethan Cross in that dingy bar, questions were all he had.

All the way back to his apartment, Marcus replayed Ethan’s words in his mind. Storms pass. Pawns get sacrificed. Free to choose your own future. They cut deeper than he expected, gnawing at the walls he had built around himself.

He had sworn loyalty to Kane. Not because he admired him, but because Kane had saved his sister, Julia, from a prison sentence that would have destroyed her life. Kane pulled strings, made charges disappear, and demanded Marcus’s service in return. For years, Marcus told himself it was a fair deal—his muscle and intelligence in exchange for Julia’s freedom.

But now, for the first time, he wondered if he had simply traded one prison for another.

Kane’s Call

The shrill buzz of his secure phone snapped Marcus out of his thoughts.
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  • The Trillionaire System   Chapter 36 Shadows of Doubt

    Marcus Dale had always thought of himself as a man of action. In Kane’s world, hesitation could mean death, and questions were a luxury that no one could afford. Yet after meeting Ethan Cross in that dingy bar, questions were all he had.All the way back to his apartment, Marcus replayed Ethan’s words in his mind. Storms pass. Pawns get sacrificed. Free to choose your own future. They cut deeper than he expected, gnawing at the walls he had built around himself.He had sworn loyalty to Kane. Not because he admired him, but because Kane had saved his sister, Julia, from a prison sentence that would have destroyed her life. Kane pulled strings, made charges disappear, and demanded Marcus’s service in return. For years, Marcus told himself it was a fair deal—his muscle and intelligence in exchange for Julia’s freedom.But now, for the first time, he wondered if he had simply traded one prison for another.Kane’s CallThe shrill buzz of his secure phone snapped Marcus out of his thoughts.

  • The Trillionaire System   Chapter 35 A Crack in the Ranks

    The following morning, Ethan awoke with the system’s words still burning in his mind: Turn His Own Against Him.It wasn’t just a suggestion. It was a directive—a key step toward dismantling Kane Veylor’s empire from within. If he could pull one of Kane’s trusted men to his side, he’d have leverage that could topple an entire section of Kane’s foundation.But the risk was staggering.Over breakfast, Alexander scrolled through the dossiers he’d compiled overnight. “I’ve narrowed down possible targets. These are Kane’s top six lieutenants. Each one oversees a major wing of his operations—shipping, enforcement, money laundering, political influence, cybercrime, and recruitment.” He set the tablet down between them.Ethan leaned forward, studying the faces. Hardened men with eyes that spoke of years in the shadows. All except one.Leah noticed it too. She tapped the screen on a particular name. “Marcus Dale,” she said.The man in the profile photo couldn’t have been older than thirty, with

  • The Trillionaire System   Chapter 34 Signs of Retaliation

    Ethan sat in the penthouse apartment that had become his temporary base of operations, staring out at the glittering skyline. For once, the view didn’t fill him with pride or excitement. Instead, there was a heaviness in his chest, a nagging sense that the storm had only just begun.Silverline Freight had been a masterstroke. The system had guided him, Alexander had executed with flawless precision, and Leah had handled the information transfers with such elegance that not a single loose thread had been left behind. On paper, Ethan had scored a victory few could dream of.But in reality? He knew Kane wouldn’t take this lying down.“Still brooding?” Leah’s voice broke his thoughts. She leaned against the doorframe, arms folded, watching him with a mix of amusement and concern.Ethan smirked faintly, though it was hollow. “I’m not brooding. I’m thinking.”“Thinking,” she repeated, raising an eyebrow. “That’s nerd-speak for brooding.”He chuckled despite himself, shaking his head. But he

  • The Trillionaire System   Chapter 33 Kane’s Wrath and Fury

    The office was quiet except for the faint hum of air conditioning. Kane Veylor sat at the head of a long oak table, his fingers drumming slowly against the polished surface. Around him, a dozen of his most trusted lieutenants shifted uneasily in their seats. None dared to speak until he allowed it.The news had spread across his empire like wildfire: Silverline Freight was gone.An entire arm of his financial machine—one that had been carefully constructed over decades, shielded by lawyers, politicians, and offshore accounts—had been gutted in a single day. And not by a rival cartel or some federal task force.By a boy.The thought festered in Kane’s mind, like poison. Ethan Cross. That name had been whispered more and more in recent weeks, attached to disruptions, disappearances, and rumors of an underground empire rising in the shadows. Kane had dismissed those whispers at first. But now, Silverline proved the threat was real.One of his captains, a scar-faced brute named Rourke, fi

  • The Trillionaire System   Chapter 32 Striking Silverline

    The morning air was heavy with salt as Ethan’s car rolled into the harbor district. The docks stretched endlessly before him, cranes looming like metal sentinels over stacks of rusted shipping containers. It was a place that stank of diesel, sweat, and secrets—a perfect hiding ground for the illicit heart of Kane Veylor’s empire.From a distance, Silverline Freight appeared unremarkable. Just another logistics company in a sea of maritime businesses, with its fleet of cargo ships bearing the silver-and-blue emblem of a stylized wave. But Ethan knew the truth. Behind those containers and offices flowed billions in laundered cash, funneled offshore through carefully orchestrated trade routes.Beside him in the backseat, Leah scrolled nervously through her tablet, her fingers fidgeting. “The records Alexander dug up are… insane. Silverline owns thirty-seven registered ships. Out of those, only nineteen ever make it back into port. The rest? Ghost ships. They disappear off the radar until

  • The Trillionaire System   Chapter 31 The Counterstrike Blueprint

    The sun had fully risen by the time Ethan returned to his penthouse. Though he had showered off the soot and smoke of Harbour Steel, the weight of the night still clung to him like a second skin. His clothes were crisp and his posture controlled, but his mind burned with images of fire and twisted steel.Leah sat across the dining table, sipping a cup of coffee that had long gone cold. She hadn’t left his side since the attack, refusing to go home despite his insistence. Her eyes followed him as he paced back and forth, restless.Alexander, meanwhile, stood at the window, his ever-present tablet glowing faintly in his hands. He had spent the last few hours dissecting every piece of intel they had wrung from the captured mercenary.The silence finally broke with the System’s voice, crisp and mechanical in Ethan’s mind:New Mission: Strike Back. Objective: Identify Kane Veylor’s primary financial arteries and dismantle them. Sub-objectives: Neutralize front companies, seize key assets

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