Mated To My Obsessive Stepbrother

Chapter 223

Chapter 223

This time, I snatched the phone

"What the fu- I was halfway to unleashing the venom when I caught the name on

the screen.

Alfred.

I exhaled and answered the phone.

"Alfred."

There was a pause on the line. Then the voice came through, oily and very cautious.

Alpha. Good morning."

I leaned back in the chair, phone pressed to my ear, rubbing my temple again. "Yes?"

Alfred cleared his throat. "I have... updates."

I straightened slowly. Lance was still standing there, and I waved him off without looking. "We'll talk later."

He hesitated, then nodded and stepped out.

"Go on," I said into the phone.

Alfred paused again as though swallowing a lump the size of his conscience. Or maybe it was just fear. I hoped it was fear.

"It's done,” he finally said. "Just like you planned."

curl at the edge of my mouth-somewhere

I told Alpha Kex that the company's internal accounts were bleeding and that your liquidity had dried up. He

hook. Hard."

my

"How hard?" I asked.

short last night-millions. His traders believe your firm will be bankrupt in under two quarters. He's expecting the announcement by the end of the week. He even told his investors

together as I leaned forward, elbows on the desk.

Elvric Systems today. Full-on takeover. He's confident you're too broke

it."

-one man

at the far end of my office where the glass pane reflected my silhouette-c sitting in a high clan quietly

was going to burn himself trying to steal from

Good.

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longer before I spoke again. "You're

and she's too afraid of him to question the financial decisions he's making. And I've already deleted the

myself.

he wasn't sure if that was praise

need this to stay between us," I added, "You breathe a word of this, even in

"Yes, Alpha."

walls around

"Yes, Alpha."

for a second before speaking again.

ready to move

pulling at the corner of

Kex won't know what hit

let another small pause breathed into