All Chapters of The CEO's Dangerous Line: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

84 Chapters

Chapter 71 — The First Move

Summer had settled firmly over Vesper City.Even early in the morning, sunlight was already spilling between the glass towers downtown, turning the streets below into ribbons of gold and silver. The city looked beautiful from above—alive, ambitious, unstoppable.Inside Valcor Tower, however, something had begun to slow down.And almost nobody realized it yet.Samantha Laurent stared at the screen in front of her.Her coffee had gone cold almost an hour ago.She didn't even notice.A frown slowly appeared between her brows as she reviewed another project report.Then another.Then another.Something was wrong.Not a disaster.Not a crisis.Something much more annoying.Small delays.Tiny interruptions.A vendor approval that arrived six hours late.A compliance review that required another signature.A legal document that needed one additional revision.An audit report that somehow got pushed to the next review cycle.Individually, none of them mattered.Together?They were beginning t

Chapter 72 — What Charles and I Buried

The summer heat lingered over Vesper City even after sunset.The rain from two nights ago had long disappeared, leaving behind dry streets, glowing skyscrapers, and a warm wind that carried the scent of concrete and distant traffic through the city.From the floor-to-ceiling windows of Valcor Tower, the city looked peaceful.It was a lie.Nothing about their lives was peaceful anymore.Especially not for Estella Duan.She stood in front of the large conference room window, arms folded across her chest, watching the lights below.Behind her, the final executive meeting for Orion had just ended.Samantha Laurent was gathering her documents.Several senior executives were already leaving.Everyone looked exhausted.The pressure surrounding Orion had doubled over the last week.Delays.Investigations.Unexpected audits.Internal reviews.Small problems that seemed harmless individually but became dangerous when stacked together.Exactly as Estella had planned.Not enough to destroy Orion.

Chapter 73 — The First Detonation

The morning sun hung high above Vesper City, bright and relentless despite the early hour.Summer had settled over the city weeks ago. The sidewalks already radiated heat, and the glass towers of the financial district reflected sunlight so sharply that people instinctively lowered their eyes when walking outside.But inside Valcor's headquarters, nobody paid attention to the weather.Because a different kind of storm had arrived.The moment Estella stepped out of the elevator, she knew something was wrong.The atmosphere felt tense.People were moving too quickly.Phones rang nonstop.Several employees stood near the reception area whispering to each other.Even the giant television screen mounted on the lobby wall was broadcasting business news.A familiar headline flashed across the screen.ORION TEST FAILURE SPARKS INVESTOR CONCERNSVALCOR TECHNOLOGY UNDER SCRUTINYEstella stopped walking for half a second.Then continued forward.Her expression didn't change.Not even slightly.E

Chapter 74 — The Cost of Being Chosen

The summer sun was already bright when Estella arrived at Valcor that morning.Vesper City was waking up under a clear blue sky. Traffic flowed steadily beneath the glass towers downtown, and sunlight reflected off the buildings like sheets of gold.Normally, mornings inside Valcor followed a predictable rhythm.Employees grabbing coffee.Secretaries sorting schedules.Executives rushing toward meetings.Today felt different.People were whispering.Looking at their phones.Passing envelopes around.The atmosphere carried the same tension that appeared before a storm.Estella had barely placed her bag on her desk when Vivianne appeared beside her.She was holding a cream-colored envelope.A very familiar one.Vivianne lowered her voice."You're going to hate this."Estella looked up."What is it?"Vivianne handed over the envelope."The engagement invitation."For a second, Estella simply stared at it.Then she took it.Slowly.The expensive paper felt heavier than it should have.She

Chapter 75 — The Perfect Bait

The morning heat arrived early in Vesper City.Even before nine o'clock, sunlight was already reflecting off the glass towers surrounding Valcor Headquarters. The city looked bright from the outside, but inside the lobby, tension hung in the air thick enough to suffocate anyone standing too long in it.Nobody moved.Nobody spoke.The sound of torn photographs drifting across the marble floor seemed louder than it should have been.Estella stood in the center of the lobby.Calm.Collected.As if she hadn't just been slapped in front of half the company.Across from her, Mrs. Reeves was still breathing hard, her face flushed with anger.Aizen stood beside Estella now.Cold.Dangerously cold.The kind of expression that usually made executives reconsider their careers.But Mrs. Reeves had already crossed the point of no return."I want a public apology," she said loudly.Her voice echoed through the lobby."I want Estella Duan to admit what she did."She pointed toward the scattered phot

Chapter 76 — The Weapon She Chose To Become

Summer had arrived in Vesper City with relentless determination.The morning sun reflected off the glass towers downtown, turning the financial district into a maze of blinding light and heat. Even before nine o'clock, the sidewalks were crowded with office workers carrying iced coffee and rushing toward buildings that promised deadlines and pressure.Inside Valcor Tower, however, the atmosphere felt strangely different.Everyone was talking about the same thing.Estella Duan.Again.Vivianne dropped a stack of reports onto her desk before pulling out a chair and sitting beside her.“You're trending.”Estella didn't even look up from her laptop.“That sounds terrible.”“It is.”Vivianne slid her phone across the desk.Several headlines filled the screen.VALCOR SECRETARY LINKED TO INVESTOR SCANDALAFFAIR RUMORS SHAKE ORION PROJECTWHO IS ESTELLA DUAN?Estella calmly returned the phone.Then continued typing.Vivianne stared.“You're not going to respond?”“No.”“Clarify anything?”“No

Chapter 77 — The Things We Destroy

By eight in the morning, Valcor felt less like a corporation and more like a building waiting for an explosion.The lobby screens were flooded with headlines.Photos.Speculation.Rumors.Questions.Every news outlet in Vesper City seemed obsessed with the same story.Estella Duan.Sebastian Reeves.Zero Degree Holdings.And inevitably...Project Orion.Employees whispered near elevators.Assistants gathered around coffee stations.Even senior managers looked distracted.The scandal had spread faster than anyone expected.Exactly as Estella had planned.Outside the glass walls of the building, summer sunlight reflected off the towers surrounding downtown Vesper City. The sky was bright and cloudless, but the atmosphere inside Valcor was heavy enough to feel like an approaching storm.Estella stepped into the executive conference room carrying a folder.Every seat was occupied.Several board members were already waiting.Some looked irritated.Some looked worried.Some looked angry.Ai

Chapter 78 — The First Counterattack

The summer morning over Vesper City looked deceptively peaceful.Sunlight spilled across the skyline, turning the glass towers downtown into sheets of gold. Traffic moved steadily beneath the elevated highways. People hurried to work carrying coffee cups and briefcases, unaware that somewhere inside the city, a war was quietly changing direction.Inside the safe house, however, no one was paying attention to the weather.The atmosphere in the room felt heavy.The kind of heavy that settled over people when they finally realized they weren't dealing with a mystery anymore.They were dealing with an enemy.Estella sat at the end of the table with a stack of documents in front of her.Lionel stood by the window.Jonathan Ritz occupied the armchair near the bookshelf, his injured shoulder still healing. He looked healthier than he had a week ago, but traces of exhaustion still lingered beneath his eyes.Across from them, Devon was sorting through files while Vivianne leaned over his shoul

Chapter 79 — Biting Each Other

The first cracks appeared before noon.By the afternoon, they had become fractures.And by evening, the entire corporate landscape surrounding Orion was shaking.Inside Valcor's executive floor, tension hung thick in the air.Every screen seemed to display the same headlines.ZERO DEGREE FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION EXPANDSAUTHORITIES EXAMINING POSSIBLE LINKS TO MAJOR CORPORATE PARTNERSORION PROJECT FACES NEW QUESTIONSThe investigation that Estella had deliberately forced into existence was now moving under its own momentum.And momentum was dangerous.Because once a machine started rolling downhill, nobody could guarantee where it would stop.Or who it would crush.Several floors above the executive offices, a board meeting had already turned ugly.Representatives from Troyan were demanding explanations.Vraux executives were attempting to distance themselves from Zero Degree.Valcor's legal department was fighting to protect the company's reputation.Everyone wanted someone else to bl

Chapter 80 — Cracks Beneath the Surface

The executive floor of Valcor Tower felt unusually quiet that morning. The silence wasn't natural. It was the kind that settled over a place after everyone had already read the headlines but no one wanted to be the first to speak. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, Vesper City slowly came back to life after an early dawn shower. The rain had washed the skyline clean, leaving behind thick gray clouds that still hung low over the city. Sunlight struggled to break through, turning the glass towers into muted silhouettes. Below, traffic gradually filled the streets while television crews gathered outside financial buildings across downtown. Every television inside Valcor displayed the same breaking news. Zero Degree Holdings officially under financial investigation. Project Orion once again becomes the center of public scrutiny. Inside the CEO's office, the muted voices of news anchors blended with the distant rumble of thunder. Aizen Deveraux stood before the enormous gl

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