Three hours earlier—Gunfire shattered the rear windshield of Brian’s SUV.“Move!” his security driver shouted.Another vehicle slammed into them from the left. Brian grabbed the steering wheel as the driver lost control momentarily. Two more shots rang out. Everything was professional and controlled. Not random street violence.“Who the hell sent them?” the guard barked into his earpiece.Brian’s expression turned cold as he checked Daphne’s dead phone signal again. This was never about him. It was a distraction and somewhere across the city, someone was moving the child.—The emergency board meeting started at 8:00 a.m.By 8:07, Vincent Carter was publicly stripped of operational authority. The entire room exploded.“You can’t do this,” Vincent snapped, rising from his seat.Daphne remained calm at the head of the table.“Actually,” she said, sliding the signed proxy documents forward, “I already did.”Murmurs spread instantly. Board Member Chen adjusted his glasses shakily. “Miss
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