sat at her desk, cradling a cup of black coffee, when her encrypted phone chimed. A notifica
as almost la
sed the no
A titan of the industry, one of the few wh
peaker. "I'm just calling to check on the Henderson acquis
ng a rare warmth. "It's progressing well
e. "Da
e was answ
e blunt judgment of a man who had watched empires
n. Lloyd Manor. Winston Hayes, the family's butle
your presence at the manor. He wishe
l be there in a
summons from Magnus meant only one thing: he was wo
pulled up to the imposing iron gates of the Long Island estate, Darius's Bentley was alre
ignoring their stunned, hosti
decorum was fixed on her face, but her eyes were chips of ice. She walked right
performance for an audience of one. She held Daphne at arm's length, a
lle. Since you and Darius are divorcing, you should learn som
g smile. "Ms. Stone. I do hope
her tone loaded with meaning, "do you still have access to that mira
Isabelle's companies. It wasn't commercially available. She had given a small jar
ied smoothly. "A Swiss friend of mine developed it. Extre
e. She squeezed Daphne's hand. "You s
ugh the theater.
them toward the east wing of the mansion, where
Aegis Laboratories would revoke Genev
ars, no pleas, no pathetic bids for his attention. Instead, she moved with a cold, untouchable grace he had never seen before. Something un
could hear a man's voice, raised in anger. A cane tappin
ed the d
file on every current trouble facing Lloyd Group. And send Briaan Hudson's contac
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