Ch 21

“Are you sure this is wise?” Liam asked, his hands gripping the steering wheel. “Meeting your sister at this hour, at a secluded cabin outside the city… it feels like a setup. Especially after what you told me about seeing Maya.”Julian nodded slowly, his jaw set firm. “It is a setup. I know that. The message came from her phone, her voice, the code phrase only we two have ever known. Maya has her. She’s holding Elara hostage until I withdraw my testimony and hand over all the evidence against Edward.” He paused, his heart aching at the thought of his gentle, innocent sister caught in the crossfire of a war she never asked to fight. “If I don’t go, Maya will kill her. And if I go alone, she’ll kill us both. But I’m not walking into her trap empty-handed.”He tapped the small earpiece in his right ear. “Clarissa is monitoring every frequency within five miles. She knows we’re walking into danger. And she’s already positioned a tactical team at the perimeter. We’re not going to fight Ma

Last Updated : 2026-09-13

ch 22

The flight to Singapore was quiet. High above the clouds, inside the pressurized cabin of her private Gulfstream, Clarissa stared out at the endless expanse of black sky. In her hand, she held a warm cup of black coffee, its steam rising slowly into the cool air.For three years, every breath she took had been fueled by a single, burning purpose: vengeance. She had envisioned this exact moment a thousand times—the total collapse of the Vance empire, Edward rotting in a cell, and Julian broken at her feet. Yet, as the city lights of Jakarta faded behind her, she felt no grand surge of triumph. Only a deep, profound stillness.Her tablet buzzed on the mahogany table beside her. It was a secure video link from Dr. Aris.Clarissa tapped the screen. The doctor's tired yet relieved face appeared on the display."He was moved out of the ICU an hour ago," Dr. Aris reported without preamble, knowing exactly who Clarissa was thinking about. "His lung capacity is improving, and the latest MR

Last Updated : 2026-09-22

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