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The elevator doors slid open, and the soft chime echoed in the quiet penthouse.River looked up from the kitchen counter, his coffee mug halfway to his lips.“Sasha?” he said in surprise, almost spilling the drink. “What are you doing here so early?”She stepped inside, her movements quick but heavy, like she was forcing herself to keep going. “I came as fast as I could,” she said, her voice low.River frowned and set the mug down, walking toward her. “How are you? I heard what happened… Are you okay now?”“I’m better,” she replied, but her eyes told a different story.River paused, really looking at her now. She was pale. Her cheeks looked hollow, and her eyes were rimmed red like she hadn’t slept, or had been crying for hours. Her usually perfect hair was tied in a messy bun, with strands falling into her face.“You don’t look better,” River said gently. “When’s the last time you ate?”Sasha ignored the question, brushing past him. “Where is he?”River hesitated but pointed toward t

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Stepping Down

By dawn, Sasha rushed into the penthouse, her heels clicking hard against the floor.“Jace, wake up,” she said, pulling the blinds open so sunlight spilled into the room. “We’ve got a problem. You have a meeting. An important one and you cannot miss this.”River, who had been sitting in the chair beside Jace’s bed all night, lifted his head slowly, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. “Are you serious right now? He almost died yesterday. Maybe let the man breathe before you throw a meeting at him.”Sasha turned to him sharply, voice edged with urgency. “I know. But this is Maddox Enterprises collaborating with Jux Automobiles. If Jace isn’t there to sign, the whole deal could fall through. Months of work, gone.”Jace groaned, shielding his eyes from the light with one hand. “What are you talking about?” His voice was rough, clearly pissed off for waking up this early. “You’re the CEO,” Sasha said firmly. “They expect you to sign the agreement today. No one else can do it.”River stood, c

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The Return

Sasha’s heels clicked against the polished floor as she paced from one end of the living room to the other.Her hands wouldn’t stay still. They kept wringing together like she could squeeze the tension out of her body.“This is bad,” she muttered under her breath for the third time.River, leaning against the kitchen counter, watched her with a frown. “You’ve said that already. Five times.”“I mean it, River.” She stopped mid-step, turning toward him with wide, restless eyes. “If he steps down now, everything will spiral. And I can’t, no, we can’t let that happen.”River crossed his arms. “Then what do you suggest?”Her answer came fast, like she’d been rehearsing it in her head. “We tell him everything. All of it. Even the stuff he doesn’t remember.”River’s jaw tightened. “What stuff?”Sasha hesitated. But finally, she nodded. “His parents.”By the time they got back to the penthouse, Jace was on the couch, legs tucked under him, flipping absently through a magazine he clearly wasn’

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Recovery

Stepping Down

The Return