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Chapter Fifty Eighty

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The shock of my father's final revelation was a physical blow. The intense satisfaction of dismantling Thorne's hostile bid vanished instantly, replaced by a cold, penetrating dread. Thorne was merely a mercenary; the true master manipulator was Declan Wright, the man who had been defeated, imprisoned, and yet somehow managed to orchestrate the most sophisticated attack on Richard Holdings from the shadows.

"Declan," I repeated, the name a bitter taste in my mouth. "He was the one who released Thorne? He financed Cerberus's setup?"

My father's voice, though distant on the line, was steady. "He was positioned perfectly, Emmah. He knew Thorne's unique skills and ruthlessness. And Declan knows how to wait. He let you clean the house, and then he sent Thorne, a corporate hitman, to reclaim the value."

I hung up, turning to Damian, who was already running a frantic trace on Declan's last known secure contact points. The high of victory was gone, replaced by the grim reality that the person
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