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Chapter 147

Author: Michy Gaza
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-16 11:29:47

Meanwhile, Gerald lay on the cold, blood soaked floor, his breathing shallow, his vision blurring.

His chest burned where the bullet had pierced him, and the thick, acrid smoke from the raging fire outside filled his lungs, making every breath agonizing.

His empire was crumbling.

Everything he had built, everything he had controlled, gone.

His men were either dead or captured.

The warehouses, the money, the secret documents, everything was up in flames.

But Gerald Blake was not a man who accepted defeat.

With the last ounce of his strength, he reached for the device strapped to his wrist, a sleek, black panel barely larger than a watch face.

Blood dripped onto the screen as he pressed his thumb against the biometric scanner.

A soft beep.

Then, in a rasping voice, he whispered a string of coded words, "Omega 9… Phoenix protocol… Initiate."

The screen flashed red for a second before switching to green.

A small confirmation appeared: ACTIVATED.

Gerald smirked, despite the searing pain in
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Shelyn
What about Cecilia and Victoria? Both of them should be punished as well. They should rot in jail.
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