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Chapter 72: The Journey to Power
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Nicole stepped out of her hotel suite, her heels clicking against the polished marble floor as she made her way toward the elevator. It was about 10:22 AM, a time she usually preferred to remain unnoticed in public spaces. But today, fate had other plans. Just as she reached to push the button, a sharp collision sent her stumbling backward.The trace of expensive perfume and an air of arrogance immediately identified who it was before she even looked up.Veronica Fury.Her ex-mother-in-law.There was a moment of silence between them. Veronica's eyes went wide as her breath caught in her throat at the woman before her.But it was not Nicole who had left her speechless for a moment, it was the two giant men that stood beside her, feet to shoulders apart, cold eyes, power oozing out of every molecule in their beings.Veronica regained her poise in a flash and masked her shock with a smug sneer. "Well, well," she drawled, her voice dripping with condescension. "I should have known you
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Nicole was still seething as she slid into the backseat of the car, her hands curled into fists on her lap. The encounter with Veronica had reignited a fury she had thought she had under control. Every part of her burned with the need for justice, for revenge. The air inside the car felt thick, suffocating, filled with unspoken tension. Carter, behind the wheel, glanced at her through the rearview mirror, but said nothing. He had seen her like this before, but today, it was different. Collins was the less aggressive of the two bodyguards and only turned partially around in his seat, his voice equally calm and firm: "Boss, you need to take a breath, you can't let it get to you. We are here for you. Whatever it is you need us to do, anything, just say it.".His voice had dropped and a tinge laced within his voice sent a ripple of cold down the air. "Even if it means killing someone."Nicole let out a small, mirthless chuckle as the tension in her shoulders eased a little.She turne
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The next morning, Nicole stirred at the sound of persistent knocking at her hotel room door. Groggy and still wrapped in the warmth of her blankets, she forced herself to sit up. The knocking continued, growing more impatient. She flung her legs over the side of the bed, jammed her feet into slippers, and was off toward the door. It was the way she opened it that made everything catch in her throat. Standing before her was Leo, resplendent in a navy suit, as commanding as ever. Standing to either side of him, her two bodyguards stood at attention, their eyes raking the hallway for any signs of danger.Nicole forced a smile, taken aback for a moment. "Leo," she said, stepping aside to let him in. "What a surprise."He smirked as he came in, his sharp eyes scanning the lavish hotel suite. "Did you forget this is my hotel? It wasn't hard to find you."Nicole let out a soft chuckle. "Right. I should have remembered that."They exchanged pleasantries, and for what seemed like an org
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Leo left his office at the Grand Horizon Hotel, loosening his tie slightly as he exhaled. It had been a long day filled with back-to-back meetings, and his mind was still restless. But as he approached the hallway leading to the guest suites, his thoughts drifted toward Nicole. He hadn’t seen her since that night at his mansion, the night she rejected him, telling him she wasn’t ready for a relationship. He had given her space, hoping she at least considered his words, but now the space between them was too much to bear; he had to see her.He went toward her room with decisiveness in his steps. At her door, he first knocked lightly and, getting no response, a little harder. Still, no answer.Frowning, he looked around, expecting to see her ever-present bodyguards, stationed somewhere nearby. But to his growing concern, they weren't there either. Leo knocked again. "Nicole?" His voice was steady. He pressed his ear to the door, listening for any sound from within, but all he he
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Nicole woke up to the soft rays of sunlight filtering through the curtains with its cast of a golden glow over the room. The warmth of the sheets, the faint scent of Leo lingering beside her, it was all too comfortable, too intimate. She turned her head, very much awake, watching him as he slept, the gentle rise and fall of his bare chest in regular breathing.She allowed herself to savor this peace for a moment.The night before, no less intoxicating, had burst this passion inside her, surfacing something that for a long period she had struggled to suppress.Yet the longer the initial haze of her pleasure began to wear off, reality set in and clouded her thoughts.She wasn't ready for this, not yet.Quickly, she got out of bed and wrapped a silk robe around her as she walked to the window.Her mind was at war with itself.Part of her wanted to remain folded in the arms of a man who really loved her, who had stood by her when the whole world deserted her.But the bigger part reminde
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