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The New CEO

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Syrus’s POV

The moment Syrus dashed out of the apartment, he hurried into his car and sped off.

He took out his phone and read through the text message he had received when Vivian was still ranting.

“I have found what you hold dear the most, Syrus Vale, and I am going to destroy your world with it.”

Syrus could not stop thinking about it. If this was true, then he truly had a lot to be worried about. That singular message brought back Syrus’s dark past that no one knew about, not even his own mother.

Years back, a man from the family’s company had visited them uninvited. At first, Nancy had been skeptical about letting them in; since Syrus’s father abandoned her, she became angry and bitter towards everyone that was closely associated with Mr. Vale. At that time, Syrus had just finished college, and was still thinking of what next he would do with himself.

“What do you want here, Anderson?” Nancy had asked rudely.

Syrus and Bonnie sat beside her on the sofa while Anderson, a senior
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