Chapter 93

Alex burst into Kingston's penthouse office, heart pounding

Just moments earlier, Jasmine had called him in tears-something he never thought he'd witness from her.

Inside, the tension felt thick as smoke.

Jasmine was curled up on the plush leather sofa, her face buried in her trembling hands.

Nearby stood Kelly, tapping briskly on her smartwatch.

The instant Jasmine spotted Alex, she sprang from the sofa and flung herself into his arms, sobbing so hard he could feel the quake of it through his chest

This wasn't the pised, controlled Jasmine he knew; this was someone shattered, clinging to him like he was her only lifeline. 1

"Jasmine," he murmured, fighting to keep his voice steady "what happened?"

She couldn't answer, her sobs stealing her words.

Instead, he turned to Kelly, who regarded them both with a cold detachment. "Kingston just lost about a billion dollars," she said flatly.

A billion?

The number slammed into Jasmine like a punch. Her cries intensified, her grief pouring out in ragged gasps. "How?"

Kelly's gaze hardened. "Chris Roland stole Jasmine's laptop-the one with all the critical financial data." Alex frowned. "And the passwords?"

"Bianca helped him," Kelly said, her tone clipped.

"Jasmine's own secretary. She's been Chris's devotee for years, following his every Knight Game. Apparently." Jasmine looked up, her tearstained cheeks flushed with betrayal yet she still looks really gorgeous.

"I never never imagined she'd do this." Her voice wavered, raw and shaken.

"Do you think it's possible for the two of them to pull this off alone?" Alex's brow furrowed.

Kelly's expression hardened. "No. This operation was too big for those two alone. Someone high up must have helped them. Maybe even someone from the Kingston family."

"Are you sure?"

"No," Kelly admitted, lowering her gaze.

"Either someone close to the family betrayed Jasmine, or Chris and Bianca are smarter than we thought."

His mind raced. "Where's the money now?"

Kelly glanced uncertainly at Jasmine, who gave a tearful nod.

Kelly answered

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Bitcoin and slipped it into digital wallets controlled by the Empire of the

Chris?" he asked,

mobilized every Kingston resource to track him," Kelly sald, frustrated. "No hits so far. He might've skipped the city or even the

to keep his voice calm. "Does your father

her

out I've lost a billion, it'll look like I've already failed. I can't let that happen, Alex. I have to fix this

sur Alfred Kingston was

missed a trick-more likely, he was working behind the scenes, giving

of the Kingswell group under him must

mobilized to

still, no trace of him.

Alex's gut tightened.

this situation felt bigger than

Roland-small-time and feeble-shouldn't have been

the

bright, red-tinged eyes to him,

every Kingston project here will grind to a halt. Please... do

hesitated. The simplest solution was

was staggering, but not beyond

gently. "It would

Jasmine's voice cracked on the word. "I

running a

borrow

blinked, shocked. "You're... wealthy enough for

shrugged, trying to sound casual. “I'm not the richest man around, but I have

welled again, but this time, they carried

herself at him once more, clinging

against his shirt. "You saved me before, again and again and now this. You must be my soulmate. Promise you'll

eyes skyward. "Let's focus on getting out of this

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watched them. Her sharp gaze turned colder than ice, pinning Alex with a

the city, at the cold, polished offices of Cole

a call. He ended it with

Carlos approached her with a polite bow. "Madane Sophia, unfortunately, my Master is unable to come. He still has

to."

tilted her head

began,

gently. "No need for

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