The Billionaire's Web of Secrets

time, his reputation somehow gleaming brighter in the aftermath. But this time was different. This time, t

to new heights. The deal, which involved prime city land and billions in investments, was supposed to be the crown jewel of his portfol

een the kickbacks, the falsified documents, and the quiet threats made to city officials who dared to question the development. For years, Lucas had kept his mouth shut, but when his conscie

's lawyers sent warning letters, his PR team spun stories, but Lucas remained undeterred. He was scheduled

trusted fixer, called. "We've got a problem," Marcus sa

igesting the word

e, and his phone's off. His car was found ab

silenced, not disappeared. A missing person could spark even more scru

Marcus replied. "It's like

than the last, but this was sloppy. Lucas's disappearance would draw attention, and attention was the last t

e were no traces of a planned departure. The only clue was a brief security camera clip showing Lucas leaving his apartment building the morn

bilities. It was as if Lucas had been swallowed by the city itself, leaving no trace behind. The inquiry loomed closer, and

nes, the media hinting at his potential involvement without outright accusation. Richard maintained his calm, denying any knowledge of Lucas's whereabouts. He had fa

been wiped, and a sense that someone else was pulling strings behind the scenes. His network of informants and allies assured him they were loyal

, plain, slipped under the door when no one was watching. Richard op

I know everything. You

was a message, not from Lucas himself, but from someone who knew the fu

hed his own private investigation, determined to uncover who had intervened and why. Every lead turned up empty, ev

iability to a specter that haunted his every move. Whoever had taken Lucas had done so with precision and purpose, leaving Richard to wond

eved. There were forces at play beyond his control, and for the first time in his career, Richard felt a flicker o

uietly fizzled, and Richard's empire continued to thrive, at least on the surface. But the disappearance of L

understood the chilling reality: someone else could make people disappear, too. An