All Chapters of The CEO's Dangerous Line: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

109 Chapters

Chapter 91 — Beneath the Ashes

The small office overlooked the entire warehouse through cracked glass panels now clouded with age. Dust coated every surface, and a thin layer of cobwebs hung from the corners of the ceiling.Terry pushed the warped wooden door open.It creaked loudly.No one spoke.Aizen entered first.Ella followed a step behind him.Phillip remained by the doorway, his expression growing distant."I haven't been inside this room since that day."His voice was barely above a whisper."I couldn't."The room was smaller than Aizen had imagined.A heavy wooden desk stood near the window. A bookshelf leaned slightly to one side, its shelves still holding faded technical manuals and engineering journals. A whiteboard occupied the far wall, though only fragments of erased formulas remained.Time had frozen here.It was as if the owner had simply stepped out for lunch and never returned.Ella slowly walked around the room.She didn't look at the obvious places.Instead, her attention drifted toward the de

Chapter 92 — The Weight of Inheritance

No one spoke.The underground room seemed to hold its breath as Ella slowly lifted the lid of the archive box.The cardboard had become brittle with age. A slight movement nearly tore one corner apart.Inside were only a handful of surviving documents.Most had been ruined by humidity.Some pages had fused together.Others had blackened around the edges, leaving only fragments of words.Ella carefully unfolded the first readable sheet.It wasn't a research report.It was a logistics record.Her eyes moved quickly across the page before stopping at a familiar name.Project Mionier – Restricted Asset TransferThree companies.Three official investors.Vraux Industry.Troyan Group.Valcor Corporation.Below them...another line had been crossed out with black ink.Yet the original writing was still faintly visible beneath it.Ella inhaled sharply."...Zero Degree Holdings."Aizen's expression hardened."So they were already involved..."Phillip looked genuinely stunned."Impossible.""Ze

Chapter 93 — Pieces Finally Fit Together

The elevator doors slid open with a soft chime.Lionel stepped into the Intelligence Division headquarters without slowing his pace.The polished marble floor reflected the morning lights. Officers in dark uniforms crossed the hallway carrying stacks of files, while analysts hurried between offices with tablets tucked under their arms. The building hadn't changed much in five years.Only the people had.A few conversations stopped the moment they noticed him.Someone froze halfway through taking a sip of coffee."...Is that...""No way...""I thought he was dead."The whispers followed Lionel down the corridor, but he didn't acknowledge them. His expression remained calm, unreadable, the same look that had earned him a reputation as one of the division's most difficult investigators years ago.At the end of the hallway, a familiar wooden door stood waiting.A brass nameplate was still attached.Lionel DuanChief, Special Transnational Crime UnitFor a brief moment, he simply looked at

Chapter 94 — The Hunter Returns

The front door opened again just after eight.Vivianne stepped inside with a tired sigh, slipping off her heels near the entrance."I swear, Orion is determined to ruin everyone's work-life balance."Devon looked up from his laptop and smiled."Long day?""The longest."She loosened her hair as she walked into the living room, only to stop when she noticed everyone gathered around the investigation board.Her eyes landed on Ella first."You came back."Ella nodded."We found something."Vivianne's expression immediately turned serious."Something big?"Jonathan looked toward Lionel before giving a small nod."I think it's time."Lionel walked to the table and picked up a weathered document inside a transparent evidence sleeve."This belongs to your father."Vivianne frowned."My... father?"Lionel handed it to her carefully."It was recovered from the warehouse."Vivianne stared at the familiar handwriting.Her breathing gradually slowed."...Dad."The single word escaped almost as a

Chapter 95 — A Name on The List

Back at Valcor, the atmosphere had shifted again.The company looked busy as always, but beneath the polished smiles and neatly pressed suits, tension lingered in every hallway. Employees lowered their voices whenever Orion was mentioned. News alerts kept flashing across phones. Every department was waiting for the next headline.Ella had barely finished reviewing a stack of investor reports when Terry knocked lightly on her desk."Ms. Duan."She looked up."What is it?""I just received a notice from Legal."He handed her a sealed envelope."It came directly from the Financial Crimes Investigation Bureau."Ella accepted it calmly, though a flicker crossed her eyes."They sent it to Valcor?""They requested cooperation from all companies connected to Orion."She broke the seal.Inside was an official notice requesting financial records related to Zero Degree Holdings, including historical transactions involving Vraux Industries, Troyan Group, and Valcor Corporation.Exactly as she had

Chapter 96 — The Gate is Open

The conference room on the twelfth floor of the National Intelligence Division fell silent the moment Lionel Duan stepped inside.No one greeted him.They didn't need to.Every person seated around the long table had already read the reinstatement order bearing his name. After five years listed as Missing in Action, Lionel Duan was officially back.He placed a thick black folder on the table before turning toward the large digital screen mounted on the wall."Let's begin."The room lights dimmed.A single diagram appeared.At the very center...ZERO DEGREE HOLDINGSLines stretched outward toward several familiar names.Vraux Industries.Troyan Group.Orion Project.Further down...another file appeared.A photograph of the abandoned warehouse.Burned concrete walls.Collapsed steel shelves.Evidence tags scattered across the image.Lionel picked up a laser pointer."This warehouse."A red dot landed on the photograph."Everyone believes the Zero Degree investigation starts with financ

Chapter 97 — Cracks Beneath the Alliance

Benedict Deveraux had barely returned to the mansion's study when the butler knocked twice on the heavy wooden door."Mr. Laurent is here, sir."Benedict didn't look up from the documents spread across his desk."Send him in."A few seconds later, Victor Laurent stepped inside.Unlike his usual polished smile, today's expression was cold and unreadable. He closed the door himself before walking toward the seating area by the floor-to-ceiling windows.Neither man offered a handshake.Neither bothered with pleasantries.Benedict finally stood, carrying his cup of coffee with him."I assume you didn't come all the way here to congratulate me."Victor let out a dry chuckle."I don't think either of us is in the mood for congratulations."Silence settled between them.The atmosphere felt heavier than it ever had before.Victor reached into his briefcase and slid a tablet across the coffee table.The screen displayed dozens of headlines.Zero Degree Financial Crimes Expand.Government Inves

Chapter 98 — Someone Is Watching

The executive floor had emptied nearly an hour ago.Only the soft glow from Estella's desk lamp remained.She leaned back in her chair, rubbing the bridge of her nose before shutting down her laptop. The digital clock in the corner of the screen read 9:43 p.m.Another late night.Another pile of reports finally finished.She gathered the remaining files into her bag, slipped on her blazer, and quietly left the office....By the time the taxi pulled away from Valcor, the city had already changed.The evening rush was over.Streetlights reflected across the wet pavement, while neon signs painted streaks of color against the windows.Estella rested her head lightly against the glass.Her shoulders felt unusually heavy.Her entire body ached.It wasn't the familiar exhaustion after working overtime.This was different.As though every muscle had been drained of strength.She closed her eyes for a moment.Maybe...she simply hadn't recovered from the past few chaotic days.Her phone vibra

Chapter 99 — Breakfast Between Siblings

The apartment was unusually quiet.No hurried footsteps.No laptop already open on the dining table.No phone vibrating every other minute.For the first time in what felt like forever, Estella wasn't getting ready for work.She had officially taken two days of medical leave.Not because she wanted to.Because she finally admitted she couldn't pretend she was fine anymore.The smell of toasted bread drifted through the apartment, followed by freshly brewed coffee.Lionel stood in front of the kitchen counter, effortlessly flipping another slice of chocolate toast before placing it onto a plate. Beside it sat a mug of warm honey tea without sugar—the way Estella always liked it whenever she wasn't feeling well.He glanced over his shoulder.His little sister sat quietly at the breakfast bar.One hand supported her cheek.The other loosely held a slice of toast she hadn't taken a bite from.She wasn't looking at anything in particular.Just... staring.Lost somewhere far away.Lionel sw

Chapter 100 — Chosen

By the time Lionel left for work, the apartment had fallen quiet again.The front door clicked shut.His footsteps faded down the hallway.Then there was only silence.Estella stood in the middle of the living room for a moment, letting herself breathe.No meetings.No emails.No board members.No reporters.No pretending.She wrapped both hands around the warm mug of honey tea Lionel had insisted she finish before he left. It had already gone lukewarm, but she drank it anyway.She wandered toward the balcony.Morning sunlight spilled across the wooden deck, washing the small space in a soft golden glow. A few weeks ago, she had filled it with potted plants, hanging vines, and a pair of wicker chairs she had impulsively bought online.It was the first place that had ever felt like hers.She lowered herself into one of the chairs.Across the courtyard, Aizen's balcony remained empty.The curtains were drawn.He was already at Valcor.A faint smile touched her lips before disappearing a

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