Chapter 51: The Summit (Part 2).

Kieran—“Tonight isn't simply about introducing a new piece of technology.”Nicolai Moreau's voice carried effortlessly through the conference hall.The entire room had gone silent.Hundreds of people.Executives. Physicians. Researchers. Investors. Politicians. Elites who rarely shut the hell up long enough to listen to anyone but themselves.Yet Moreau had their complete attention. I stood near the side of the hall, one hand tucked into my pocket as I watched him.Behind him, the massive screens displayed the Nano Medical Technology logo.“NMT began with a question,” Nicolai continued. “What if technology didn't simply assist surgeons? What if it could provide a level of precision the human hand could never achieve alone?”Several people leaned forward.“What if procedures that once required major surgical intervention could one day be completed through technology capable of targeting the problem at its source?”He paused.“That question became a theory. The theory became research.

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Chapter 52: Gabriel Castillo.

Gabriel Castillo had always been a good man.At least, that was what everyone believed.During his final year at Lexington University, his name carried almost as much weight as the Castillo family itself. He was brilliant. Handsome. Patient. Charitable.The future heir to one of the most prominent hospital and medical-clinic chains in the world. Professors adored him. Women desired him. Parents wanted their daughters to marry him.And the lower classes? They practically worshipped him.Gabriel volunteered at free clinics. Donated money to scholarship funds. Smiled warmly at janitors. Remembered nurses' names. He listened patiently whenever nervous students approached him for advice.To the world, Gabriel Castillo was everything an Elite should be. Kind. Compassionate. Generous. Humble. It was a beautiful mask. Because Gabriel Castillo was none of those things.Not really.He had been raised to understand one fundamental truth. There were levels to humanity. And the Castillos existed n

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Chapter 53: The Summit (Part 3)

Nicolai-I took the stage again to thunderous applause. Yet my mind was somewhere else entirely. Gabriel Castillo and Kieran Sinclair locked in a multibillion-dollar partnership.Why?I smiled as I approached the microphone, slipping effortlessly back into the polished expression expected from Nicolai Moreau, CEO of OmniCore.Inside, however, confusion twisted through my thoughts. Gabriel hated Sinclair. At least, I thought he did. I'd caught him on several occasions speaking poorly of him. So why the hell would he broker a deal with him?I pushed the question aside...for now.“Once again,” I began, “I would like to thank Rosewood Medical Center, Dr. Castillo, our medical advisory teams, OmniCore’s engineering divisions, and every researcher who dedicated countless hours to bringing NMT to this stage.”Applause followed as I glanced toward Nova. My wife was already emotional. Perfect; because she was about to become even more emotional.“And now,” I continued, “rather than simply tell

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Chapter 54: The Baby Is Coming!

Nova-It was just after three in the morning when we got the call.Even through my sleepy haze, I could hear Nate practically panicking through Nicolai's phone.“Nico! This is it! Jess is going into labor! The baby is coming!”My eyes flew open as Nicolai shot upright beside me.“Holy shit!” Sleep vanished from his voice instantly. “Are you both on your way to the hospital?”I scrambled out of bed while Nate continued talking so quickly I could barely understand him through the speaker.“Yes! We're in the car now. Mom and Dad are meeting us there. Her parents are coming. Everybody's coming. Fuck, Nico, she's having contractions like every—Jess, baby, breathe! Just breathe!”“Breath.” Nicolai said. His tone calm.“She is breathing!”“I was talking to you.”“Oh.”Despite everything, I laughed.“Listen to me,” Nicolai said, climbing from the bed. “You're almost there. Jessica is fine. You're fine. The baby's fine. Stop panicking before you make her panic.”“I'M NOT PANICKING!”Jessica sc

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Chapter 55: We’re Having A Baby.

Nicolai-I couldn’t sleep.Not because I wasn’t tired. In fact, I was fucking exhausted. But every time I closed my eyes, the same four words ran through my head.We’re having a baby.My gaze lowered to the woman curled against my chest. Nova slept peacefully, one arm draped across my stomach, her cheek pressed against me. Her breathing was soft and even. Every few seconds, my fingers moved through her hair, gently stroking the strands away from her face.My wife...the mother of my child.Fuck.My chest tightened all over again. Nova was going to be a mother. And I…I was going to be a father. A father! Me! Even thinking the word felt surreal. Earlier this morning, I’d held my niece for the first time and wondered what it would feel like to hold my own child someday. Apparently, someday was coming a hell of a lot sooner than I realized.Ten weeks.Our baby had already been with us for ten weeks. A smile slowly pulled at my lips.“You sneaky little thing,” I whispered, glancing toward N

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Chapter 56: A Deal Between Enemies.

Gabriel-“The number you are attempting to reach is currently unavailable. Please leave a message after the—”“Fuck!”I hurled the phone across the study. It struck the wall with a violent crack before dropping onto the hardwood floor. For several seconds, I simply stood there, chest heaving, my eyes fixed on the shattered screen.Again. The same fucking automated message. Again.Brian Ashford had disappeared. Ever since my meeting with Kieran, I’d been trying to reach him. At first, Brian had responded...barely. A short message here. A cryptic reply there. Nothing substantial, but enough for me to know he was still alive.Then two weeks ago...nothing. No calls. No messages. No encrypted emails...and considering what Kieran knew, that silence was beginning to feel less like Brian hiding and more like something else entirely.“HOWARD!”The study doors opened less than thirty seconds later. Howard rushed inside, his glasses slightly crooked, his entire posture nervous as his eyes immedi