Chapter 14


Chapter 14:

With a firm nod, the secretary confirmed, “Yes, Mr. Phillips. They’ve completed the divorce proceedings.”

A ripple of curiosity surged through the room, stirring the appetites of the executives who thrived on company gossip.

Divorce? Who got divorced? What in the world was happening?

Cedric abruptly stood and declared, “That concludes today’s meeting. Kevin, arrange the next flight out to Elite Lux for me.”

The room fell silent, shock etching the faces of the executives. After Cedric left, an executive, driven by a blend of confusion and curiosity, reached out and grasped Kevin’s arm.

“This is unprecedented! A five-minute meeting? Where is Mr. Phillips off to so urgently?”

sly grin, Kevin responded, “If everything goes as planned, Mr. Phillips will be walking down the aisle in

hung in the air, leaving a trail

“Yes, I love Alexander!”

with gasoline, and I was the one who set it ablaze. I intended to ruin your wedding to

biological daughter? Anything you own, I’ll snatch

it even matter that you’re Dad’s biological child? Look at yourself, kneeling before me. And what good will your cloud surveillance footage

now at

start. By the time I’m done,

skyrocketed to prominence on social media. Audio clips mingled with visuals of a blazing inferno circulated rapidly across various

between Bennett Group and Harper Group

she inadvertently pressed the play button, and

over a hundred executives from

flushed a deep scarlet as she frantically waved her hands, exclaiming, “That wasn’t

see now—how malevolent she is! I’m contacting

findings confirmed that

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