Chapter 83: Restless night...

Desmond stormed out of the sitting room in a measured step as he struggled to suppress the fury burning within him.

He had hoped the Old man will do something about this lady who keeps on throwing her weight around.

He couldn’t believe it—over something as trivial as a shopping trip, he had lost two of his most loyal staff. It felt surreal, completely unexpected.

Back in his private lounge, he poured himself a glass of champagne, sinking into his chair as he tried to analyze the situation. But then his sinking feeling kept hammering on one word

"Jessica".

How had she managed to turn things around so easily? He needed to understand her role in all of this—was she acting alone, or was someone backing her?

Just as he took a sip of the wine, his phone dinged with an incoming call. He glanced at the caller ID, and in an instant, he felt the blood drain from his face. His grip tightened around the glass as a sense of unease settled over him.

Taking a steadying breath, he answered the call.

"i am listening," he said, his voice low and controlled.

The voice on the other end was sharp, laced with displeasure. "Desmond, what the hell happened? Two of our people gone—do you have any idea what kind of mess this is?"

"Am sorry, it was an oversight." Desmond responded.

"Oversight, you say? How?" The voice queried with authority. Desmond shivered lightly. He couldn’t imagine what it could be talking to the same person in his presence.

Desmond clenched his jaw, swirling the champagne in his glass as he tried to mask his frustration. "It was unexpected. I didn’t anticipate Jessica would act so boldly."

"Jessica?" The voice scoffed. "That woman again? You assured me she was nothing to worry about. But from what I see, she’s proving to be more than just an inconvenience."

that may be she didn’t do anything and it was due to sheer coincidence. Desmond said. But the eerily silence of the voice in it’s laughter sent shivers

patience thinning. He had underestimated her,

his plans, and now even his allies were questioning his

her," he said

the caller warned. "Because if you don’t, I wil and when I

leaving Desmond staringlu0 at

with a soft clink, his lips curled into a

need of waiting anymore". He

~Vera’s room~

her heels clicking against the floor in sharp,

from the countryside

not this cold detachment. Though, the situation might have been out of hand but the The Davis she

it was as if he had built an impenetrable wall around himself, and no matter

ten years they spent he

But then

This wasn’t how things were supposed to go. She had a plan, a perfectly crafted

lost in thought, her phone rang, snapping her back to reality. She glanced at

breath, she

to drag this out?"

need more time," she said quickly, trying to

could handle this, that you would have him wrapped around your finger

now is different because

I have no time for your excuses and the earlier you do what is

their quest for power, the influence, the connections. It was about securing her

Father, I....I ... Will try my best within the shortest possible time," she

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