Marc Family

over her. Before her spinning mind could process the sheer magnitude of a fifty-billion-dollar direct capital in

embling finger and brought the

're looking at the corporate ledger right now! We just received confirmation from the Central Treasury-the sum of fifty billi

om shaking. "It's real, Ruth. I just received the official noti

this doesn't just save our green-energy division; it completely wipes out our debt and elevates our stock

ted softly, her eyes fixing blankly on the ceiling. "Tha

k further questions, Stacy ended the call and l

y's business from complete annihilation, yet the sheer mystery behind it chilled her to the bone. In the ruthless hierarchy of the top five families, gifts of this scale were

d and turned for hours, her mind caught between memories of the mysterious stranger with the black umbrella at

BZZZZ

lence. Stacy groaned, opening her eyes to the morning light filtering through her ve

ion banner sat at the top of her lock screen. It wa

leep from her eyes as she unlocked th

VENUE & TIME

Stacy D

hip originally scheduled for 9:00 AM at Marc Central Tower has been rescheduled. The meeting will n

ictly confidential

locking the screen and pressing the coo

spun in circles, probing the dark mystery. "Who is the mask behind the Marc Empire? What

ed, stood up, and headed straight into the master bathroom to bathe, brush,

Family Palace. Inside the master study, Daniel Marc stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, wearing a tailored black si

ny intercom mounted on his desk.

t the door, and Mrs. Faith entered, holding a digital

ing gaze toward her. "You will be meeting with Miss Stacy Diamond on

Boss. I will prepare the executive tra

hat detail every single financial blockade, supply chain interception, and regulatory attack

d with professional effi

Mrs. Faith returned, carrying a thick, red-labeled leather binder packed with d

s scanned the numbers, dates, and signatures. It was a systematic, ruthless campaign orchestrated primarily by Ethan P

ed the edges of Daniel's lips. He c

you will present to Stacy at the hotel today. It is to be a master declaration stating that Stacy Diamond, her immedia

hand hovering over her tablet. She

t-it's an open declaration of war against the Power family! It tells the entire nation that touching

se military and regional leverage in the West. But as her eyes met Daniel's cold, unblinking dark gaze, the words caught in her th

e bowed deeply. "Yes, Boss. The protection mandate wi

aid quietly. "Yo

the room and closed the

tching the rain clouds begin to gather over the distant city skyline. He picked up a cr

Daniel whispered softly, his voice dripping wit

different atmosphere hung over the fortified compoun

dripped from every corner of the room. Seated at the head of a massive obsidian conference table was Mr. Power, flanked by his cold, calculating wife, Mrs. Po

uised ego and tending to the quiet cover-up of his di

rkets. They were actively plotting how to manipulate the remaining three elite families and engineer a c

over the mahogany table. His eyes were cold as ice as

he heavy air like a razor blade. "Ho

fit, blinked in genuine confusion. She set her gold espresso cu

with aristocratic disdain and impatience. "The task we gave you three weeks ago, Ciara. Sedu

ust crossing her features. She sat back in h

just the heir's uncle! He is an old manager holding down a fort! He isn't the true heir or the absolute ruler of the Marc

A

delicate chinaware rattled violently. He stood up, towering over

n your legs for?! Mr. Thomas currently wields the total, unrestricted authority of a quadrillion-dollar empire! Having him wrappe

t, but Ethan stepped closer, his voice dro

achieve this task. You will seduce Thomas, secure his backing, and bring his authority to our table. If you fail... you wil

rble floor. Tears of rage and embarrassment welled in her eyes, but

high heels and stormed out of the council chamber, the heavy

mply took a slow sip of her tea, entirely unfazed. "She will do it, Ethan.

play. "Now... back to our primary agenda. We need to secure a direct, unbreakable backing from the Marc family before the upcoming Global Economic Summit. If we

chamber. "Draft the strategic alliance proposals. We will force

-

ticked b

executive sedans pulled up to the grand valet portico

ike a trapped bird. She wore an elegant, sharp cream-colored business suit, her long hair falling

towering into the overcast sky, bearing t

nerves. *In a few minutes, I will finally meet the mind behind the fi

scorted into a private high-speed elevator that bypassed all public fl

nsive penthouse suite lined with mahogany walls, velvet furnishings, and

ith, looking sharp and professional in a charcoal executive suit. In her hands, she

g an intimidating weight of absolute authority. "Welcome. I am Mrs. Faith, ch

ed around the vast, silent penthouse suite, noticing immediately that aside

autious. "I... I received the fifty billion dollars. But I was t

Diamond. He does not reveal his face to the public easily. However, he has reviewe

r folder, sliding a crisp, three-page document a

as she picked up the document. Her eyes scanned

E OF PROTECTION & S

nal assets, personal safety, and commercial enterprises under Stacy D

s. Faith, do you realize what this means? The Power family... Ethan Power has been using every financial blockade in t

he document, and the fifty billion dollars is entirely yours to command, backed by the full military and economic might of our dyna

ntly in her chest. It was an offer beyond her wildest dream

nd shaking. "Why... why is the Marc Empire doing this for

g with a secret she couldn't share. "Sign, Miss Di

pen to the paper, signing her

LI

suite's private inner door unlocki

of the suite. The heavy door slowly swung open, and a tall, commandin

zing horror. The pen slipped from her fi

the weight of a sovereign monarch, was the very man she thought was a helpless, broke stra

her shocked, pale face, a cool, b

y," Daniel said softly, his voice