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CHAPTER 129

Author: Tellachino
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-18 19:58:37

A Dangerous Move

The city lights flickered beyond Atlas Group’s towering windows, but inside the boardroom, a storm was brewing. Fiona leaned over the sleek table, scanning the intelligence Marcus had pulled together. Every document, every connection—it all led back to Elias Blackwell’s empire.

Darwin sat beside her, tension in his jaw. “If we hit his offshore accounts, he’ll come at us harder.”

Fiona exhaled. “He already declared war. The only way we win is if we make the first real strike.”

Marcus tapped his laptop screen. “Blackwell has at least four major accounts spread across different tax havens—one in the Caymans, another in Switzerland, and two more in Singapore and Dubai. But there’s a weakness.”

Darwin narrowed his eyes. “Where?”

Marcus smirked. “The Swiss account. It’s tied to an old corporate trust registered under Sinclair’s name. Now that Sinclair’s gone, that trust is vulnerable.”

Fiona caught on quickly. “If we take that, we’re not just draining him—we’re prov
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