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."

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

internal accounts were bleeding and that your

hook. Hard."

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

"How hard?" I asked.

massive short last night-millions. His traders believe your firm will be bankrupt in under two quarters.

as I leaned forward,

nervously. "He's making a bid for Elvric Systems today. Full-on takeover. He's confident you're

it."

-one man

could've laughed, but I didn't. I only stared at the far end of my office where the glass pane reflected my silhouette-c sitting in a high clan quietly waiting for the flames to catch where he'd already poured

to steal from a

Good.

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Chapter 223

a little longer before I spoke again.

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

nodded to myself.

didn't reply immediately, like he wasn't sure if that was

breathe a word of this, even in your sleep, and

"Yes, Alpha."

around you start

"Yes, Alpha."

before speaking again. "The Elvric team can

ready

corner

job. No traces. Kex

another small pause breathed into the