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."

faint curl at the edge of my mouth-somewhere between a smirk and

that the company's internal accounts were bleeding and that your liquidity had

hook. Hard."

The satisfaction settled into my bones like whiskey. Slow, warm,

"How hard?" I asked.

be bankrupt in under two quarters. He's expecting the announcement by the end of the week. He even told his investors you're on the verge of collapsing. They're backing

lips parted slightly, then pressed together as I leaned forward, elbows on

Systems today. Full-on takeover. He's confident

it."

-one man

but I didn't. I only stared at the far end of my office where the glass pane reflected my silhouette-c sitting

to burn himself trying to steal from a house he

Good.

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Chapter 223

the silence linger a little longer before I spoke again. "You're sure no

of finance, and she's too afraid of him to question the financial decisions he's making.

to myself. "You

sure if that was praise or the

I added, "You breathe a

"Yes, Alpha."

don't care if the walls around you

"Yes, Alpha."

second before speaking again. "The

They're ready to move

nodded slowly, a smirk pulling at the corner of my mouth. "Make sure they

No traces. Kex

pause breathed into the line, then

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