The private green room behind the main boardroom smelled of antiseptic wipes and crushed ice.Silas sat on a leather sofa, wincing violently as Clara pressed an ice pack wrapped in a linen towel against the left side of his jaw. His lip was split, and a deep, purple bruise was already blooming across his cheekbone."Hold still, you big baby," Clara muttered, though her hands were gentle. "If you keep moving, it’s going to swell to the size of a grapefruit.""He punched me!" Silas hissed through gritted teeth, his eyes watering from the throb in his face. "The CEO of Cole Enterprises—a billionaire titan—walked out of a meeting and assault-landed a right hook on my face! I’m calling my legal team. I am pressing criminal assault charges, pulling the police reports, and taking every dime of his liquid capital.""You press charges, and this movie dies today," Aria said smoothly.She stood by the window, her arms folded tightly across her emerald suit, watching the street four stories below
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