Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 2246 The Man Who Won’t Back Down

No matter what happened, the sun always rose.

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For most people, yesterday was just another day. Workers still dragged through their schedules, pushing themselves to exhaustion for a paycheck that might never come. Men still chased after unreachable women, left only with screens to type out their frustrations. Readers still checked for updates that never arrived, sharpening their knives secretly…

Yet, for the people in Zovince’s city center, last night felt like the world had turned upside down.

The Tanner Residence going into flames was like a lightning strike on a clear day–sudden, loud, and impossible to ignore.

By morning, it was all anyone could talk about.

For years, Teddy had been untouchable. A force in Chanaea’s power structure that no one dared to challenge.

Yet, overnight, that pillar crumbled.

The news spread fast, reaching the Lannister family within hours.

Wyatt listened as his relatives whispered about what had happened.

He couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

“That lunatic Emmanuel actually did it. Is there anything he wouldn’t dare?”

The sheer audacity of it left him stunned.

He contemplated, Emmanuel isn’t just strong–he’s ruthless.

Teddy barely steps down and has already set his house on fire. Not just any house. The Tanner Residence is one of the Big Four powerhouses.

Reckless. Bold. Unforgivable. Yet… these are the traits of a true general.

Even Gwain, with all his skill and influence, would never pull something like this. No matter his bravery–even if he possessed a hundredfold of Emmanuel’s courage–he still wouldn’t have dared to burn the Tanner Residence, as the Tanner family represents much more than just a family.

The forces behind them are far more dangerous than they are.

Nobody knows how far the consequences will reach.

How many influential figures want Emmanuel dead now? Or does he even care? Maybe he’s already made peace with it.

At this point, what’s one more enemy?

Beyond Zovince, on Divine Mountain, life continued as if nothing had changed.

Isabella–the second–generation Maestro–was poised at her piano, preparing to play. Her fingers hovered over

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Rosa burst into the room, breathless with news. “Master, Emmanuel burned down

so?” Isabella’s fingers stilled over the keys as she lifted her gaze from the piano. A subtle shift in her usually composed demeanor betrayed a flicker of

had never seen Isabella visibly shaken before, and she thought, Well, it looks like something has finally caught

of Commerce seal. Then he set the place on fire. Now, he’s already after Teddy. He might

flicker of

maternal family. No matter

the tension. “Fearless men are the ones women admire the most,

she was still a woman–and bold men had their charm. With quiet certainty, she simply stated, “True, but men like that rarely live long.

what? He’s the Wolf Warrior King. A man like

smile. “Yes, he dares

returned to the piano, a soft melody filling the room as she added, “But that

Rosa frowned, her mind racing. What does Master mean by that? Is Teddy really

darkened as he read a message on his phone. His grip on

shift, Aora glanced over

the Chamber of Commerce seal and is using it to rally my

Isn’t that what we

the Chamber of Commerce seal, still in its box beside

Confusion set in.

the seal right here? Then what is

voice was cold. “A

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told him to stabilize the situation, not declare war in my name. That b*stard

orders.”

Aora frowned.

him, Gautier had always been Teddy’s most loyal

successor.

of betrayal never

“Mr. Tanner, Gautier is smart. Maybe he thought you were too focused

curled into a tight

Aora’s words made sense.

always seen the ambition

entrust my power to him, but