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The hospital’s dim hallway buzzed with quiet activity as Michelle sat by Chloe’s bedside, her mind racing. The attack earlier had really shaken her to the core, but it had also ignited something within her—determination. The determination to find answers and reveal their dirty deeds, even though she knew she was putting herself in danger by doing so. Chloe had barely spoken a word since she returned to her hospital room. The doctor had treated her scrapes and bruises, but the fear in her eyes remained. What had just happened had truly shaken her. “Are you sure you didn’t see their face at all?”Maybe their eyes or anything that can be used to identify them? Michelle asked, keeping her voice steady. Chloe shook her head. No “They wore a mask. But the way they moved—it wasn’t random. They wanted to make sure I didn’t survive.” If those couples hadn't shown up when they did, maybe I would be dead by now. Michelle clenched her fists, a mixture of anger and dread settling in her chest.
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A cold wind swept through the streets as Michelle sat in a quiet café where she was waiting for Alex. She had called him to meet her, her fingers curled around a steaming cup of coffee. She barely tasted it—her mind was elsewhere, filled with thoughts. So many things were going on in her head. Alex’s words repeatedly echoed in her head. "You don’t understand the people you’re messing with." He hadn’t been exaggerating. The deeper she dug, the more tangled this web became and the more she felt uneasy. And now, with Chloe’s past connecting to the Hawthorne name, it was clear—this wasn’t just about Miranda, Eleanor, or their schemes. It was way bigger than that. The bell above the café door chimed, snapping her out of her thoughts. She looked up to see Alex approaching, his expression grim. He slid into the seat across from her. “Tell me you’ve stopped digging.” Michelle shook her head. “Tell me why you won’t just tell me the truth.” Alex exhaled sharply. “Because you don’t wan
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The tension in the boardroom was suffocating. Every eye in the room was on Michelle, some filled with suspicion, others with outright disdain. She sat rigidly, her fingers curled into fists beneath the table as Eleanor, poised and elegant as always, placed a stack of documents in front of her. “I think we can all agree,” Eleanor said smoothly, “that a breach of this magnitude is unacceptable.” Murmurs of agreement rippled through the room. Michelle swallowed hard. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”What was happening? What's Eleanor up to this time? She thought. Eleanor’s lips curved into a mockery smile. “Then allow me to enlighten you.” She gestured to the screen at the front of the room, where a series of emails and encrypted files were displayed. “These records show that confidential company data was accessed using your credentials and from your office laptop. And, as you can see, they were transmitted outside of Hawthorne Enterprises.”Which means these files were sent o
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The night air was thick with the weight of Michelle’s thoughts as she sat in her room, staring at the files in front of her. It had taken hours of combing through records, searching for patterns, but now—she had found something. Something undeniable. Raymond’s grandfather had business ties with Chloe’s real family. At first, she had assumed it was just financial dealings—normal business involving old partnerships, maybe even loans. But the more she dug, the more unsettling the truth became. It wasn’t just business. It was more than just business. The Hawthorne family had systematically dismantled Chloe’s family’s power, seizing their assets under the guise of “strategic mergers.” And then—in between all of this , Chloe had disappeared. Michelle’s breath came out unsteady. It couldn’t be a coincidence. Eleanor and Miranda were fighting so hard to bury this secret because they knew and that was why they wanted to kick her out of the company. They knew she was close to the truth a
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The warm glow of the city lights spilled through the penthouse windows, casting long shadows across the sleek, modern space. Michelle sat stiffly at the dining table, her laptop open before her, the weight of her discoveries pressing heavily on her chest. She had barely slept since finding the files linking Raymond’s grandfather to Chloe’s family. And now, with that cryptic warning message still lingering in her mind, she knew she wasn’t the only one looking. A knock at the door shattered the tense silence. Michelle’s breath hitched. It was late—too late for casual visitors. who could it be? She wondered. She stood cautiously, her pulse quickening as she approached the door. When she opened it, her stomach twisted. Miranda. What was she doing here? Disheveled. Pale. A fresh wound on her shoulder. Michelle’s grip on the door tightened. “Miranda, what the hell are you doing here?” Miranda let out a shaky breath, stepping inside without waiting for permission or being invited in.
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The city stretched out in glittering lights beyond the penthouse windows, but Raymond barely noticed. His focus was on the stack of old documents he had pulled from a locked drawer in his father’s study earlier that evening. The papers were yellowed with age, but the ink remained clear, the names and numbers meticulously recorded. And among them, one particular name kept appearing—a name he had never seen or heard before, yet it carried the weight of something ominous. The Ashford Syndicate. Raymond frowned, his mind racing as he flipped through page after page of agreements, payments, and encrypted notes. His father, Johnathan Hawthorne, had always kept tight control over the family’s affairs, but he had never once mentioned dealings with a syndicate. Could it be his grandfather who was involved? And if the scattered details in these documents were correct, the Ashford Syndicate hadn’t been just another business partner. They had been something far worse. A criminal empire. A c
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The city lights blurred through the tinted car window as Michelle’s thoughts spun in a chaotic mess. The anonymous messages, the hidden transactions, Raymond’s evasiveness—it all pointed to something bigger than she had initially suspected. But the missing piece had been staring her in the face all along. Chloe. She had been digging into Hawthorne Enterprises for weeks, finding inconsistencies that Michelle hadn’t even considered. And now, looking at everything together, Michelle realized the truth—Chloe’s real family wasn’t just another crime syndicate. They were once business partners of the Hawthornes. And now, they were their worst enemies. The realization sent a shiver down her spine. The Ashford Syndicate wasn’t just some nameless threat—it was connected to Chloe’s past. But did Chloe know? If she did, she would have mentioned it right? She thought. Michelle’s fingers tightened around her phone as she scrolled back through her messages. She needed to talk to Chloe—now. R
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Michelle sat frozen, the aged contract trembling in her hands as her gaze flickered over the damning words scrawled across the yellowed paper. Her father’s signature stood out starkly at the bottom, cementing his involvement in a scandal that could destroy everything she’d built—everything she’d fought for. If this got out, her life would be ruined. her reputation destroyed. Her pulse roared in her ears as she struggled to comprehend the weight of what she was holding. “This… this can’t be real,” she whispered, shaking her head. “My father… he—” “It’s real Michelle.” Raymond’s voice was steady, but there was something dark beneath it. Something heavy. “It’s been buried for years, but it exists. And if it ever got out, Michelle, you’d—” He stopped himself, exhaling sharply before running a frustrated hand through his hair. Michelle’s stomach twisted painfully. “You knew,” she said hoarsely, her voice barely above a whisper. “You knew about this and didn’t tell me.” Raymond’s jaw c
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