Semua Bab SCORNED EX WIFE : Queen Of Ashes: Bab 211 - Bab 220

Chapter 211The Kane Industries conference room felt warm and comfortable for the first time in weeks. Chinese takeout containers sat open on the polished table, mixed with financial documents and laptop computers. The overhead lights had been dimmed, replaced by the softer glow of desk lamps that made the evening feel less like work and more like friends sharing a meal.Camille sat at the head of the table, picking at her lo mein while reviewing the latest evidence Hannah and Stefan had uncovered. After days of intense investigation, they had finally allowed themselves to relax slightly, to eat real food instead of surviving on coffee and energy drinks."This connection to the Cayman Islands account is brilliant," Camille said, gesturing with her chopsticks toward Hannah's laptop screen. "How did you think to look there?"Hannah smiled, her face flushed with quiet pride. "Stefan suggested it. He said shell companies always use certain banking patterns in international shipping, and t

Chapter 213Victoria Kane sat in her favorite armchair by the window of her estate's study, afternoon sunlight streaming across the financial documents spread on her lap. Three days out of the hospital, she still moved carefully, her body reminding her with every breath how close the stress had brought her to complete collapse. The cancer treatments had weakened her physically, but her mind remained sharp as a blade.Camille watched from the doorway, relief and worry warring in her chest. Victoria looked fragile in the oversized chair, her usually commanding presence diminished by the loose cardigan draped over her shoulders and the reading glasses perched on her nose. But her eyes burned with the same intellectual fire that had built Kane Industries from nothing."You should be resting," Camille said softly, entering the study with a cup of herbal tea."I've been resting for three days. My body might be weak, but my brain is fine." Victoria accepted the tea gratefully, her hands trem

Chapter 215The Metropolitan Children's Hospital charity gala buzzed with the quiet energy of New York's elite gathering for a worthy cause. Crystal chandeliers cast warm light over designer gowns and expensive suits while waiters moved silently through the crowd carrying silver trays of champagne and canapés.Camille stood beside the auction display table, examining the donated items while trying to focus on anything other than the constant ache in her chest. She wore a simple black dress that made her look elegant but understated, as if she was trying to disappear into the background of her own life.Stefan and Hannah stood nearby, their conversation about the hospital's new cardiac wing punctuated by small gestures that revealed their growing connection. Hannah's hand briefly touched Stefan's arm when she laughed at something he said. Stefan's eyes lingered on her face when she wasn't looking. The ease between them was obvious to anyone paying attention."They look happy together,"

Chapter 217James Whitfield stood in his Manhattan office, watching surveillance footage of Alexander talking to Camille, Stefan, Hannah, and Victoria at the event, he saw the look of remorse on Alexander's face. His hands gripped the edge of his desk so tightly his knuckles turned white as he watched Alexander talk to them, and betray everything they had built together."Twenty years," James whispered to the empty room. "Twenty years of planning, and this weak-minded fool throws it all away for a woman who destroyed his uncle."The rage burning in James's chest felt familiar, comfortable even. He had carried this anger for so long it had become part of his identity, as essential to his existence as breathing. But watching Alexander collaborate with the enemy brought that fury to a boiling point that threatened to consume everything in its path.James turned away from the surveillance screens and walked to the wall where a single photograph hung in an expensive frame. The image showed

Chapter 219The conference room emptied slowly as Victoria, Stefan, and Hannah left to coordinate security preparations for James's impending attack. Their voices faded down the hallway, discussing evacuation routes and emergency protocols, leaving behind only the quiet hum of computer equipment and the weight of everything that had been revealed.Alexander stood by the windows, staring out at the Manhattan skyline as darkness settled over the city. His reflection in the glass showed a man hollowed out by the truth, his face gaunt with the realization of how completely he had been manipulated. The lights below twinkled like stars, beautiful and distant, while inside him everything felt broken and sharp.Camille remained at the conference table, watching Alexander's silhouette against the window. She could see the tension in his shoulders, the way his hands hung at his sides like he didn't know what to do with them anymore. For months, those hands had typed messages to his uncle's kill