The Billionaire Code

d betrayal. Ivy sat on the edge of her seat, her tape recorder silently in her

g eyes with Ivy. "They've been lying to make you feel like you are uncover

e room. "That's rich, coming from th

. "Let me ask you this: Did anything on thos

ashing through her mind. It had been neat, almost sus

ange," she admitted.

t for rewriting history," Luca

one who's been hurt? You have painted me as the villain for years, but you know tha

Ivy asked, her

ical players. They call themselves 'The Syndicate.' They've been targeting me for year

d. "And you think

the perfect pawn. But you're not the first journalist they've tried to m

ight of his words sinking in

the public with this?"

destroy everything you love. Family, friends, employees-they make sure you're isol

e the Syndicate threatened to kill me if I stayed. But I never abandoned the

f the Syndicate is so dangerous, why give me

You're Ivy Carter-the woman who's taken down corrupt politicians, corporate giants, and medi

s. "But if you go down this path, Ivy, there's no turning back. The

sion. Ivy felt her pulse racing as the

k away?" she

lat. "Then they win.

ercom buzzed again. Lucas strode

eaker. "We have detected a breach in the building. U

hardened. "

sked, her vo

s tone grim. He turned to Ellio

defensively. "I had no

e orders to his security team. "Lock down the building.

he said, "You ne

running. If they're here fo

n," Lucas said. "You are n

he Syndicate wants her involved, she's alrea

sighed. "Fine. But stay close to m

came down, Ivy's mind beat. She had come to Lucas's home looking for ans

the garage. Lucas's security te

y," the lead guard said. "Wh

t Elliot. "Split up. They'll

ed. "I'm not

This isn't about you, Elliot.

d the garage. A group of black SUVs entered through the e

, pulling Ivy towa

rage, Ivy turned to Lucas, he

s said, "we

but she knew that her li