nthouse suite. Alex Knight didn't flinch. His sharp, piercing eyes were fixed on the man standing across from him

e smooth and condescending. "You're done, Alex. This e

uit was disheveled, the crimson stain on his crisp white shirt a brutal reminder of the chaos that had

ou think you can take me down with your dirty tricks a

stimated? No, Alex, I know exactly who you are. A street rat who clawed his way into a world

his fists clenched at his sides. "You can smear my name, steal my clients, and burn my reputation to

cked his cigar into a crystal ashtray and straightened, his towering presence radiating mena

y. Her trembling hands clutched the edges of her designer dre

ly above a whisper. The accusation hu

her voice cracked under

lass. "You stood by my side, smiled in my face, and

speration lacing her words. "I didn't w

"After everything? I trusted you, Emilia. I let you into my lif

termination. "This little lover's spat is irrelevant. The fact remains that you're finished, Alex. The board is tur

eep his composure. He wouldn't let Dec

rashing down. His company was on the brink of collapse, his reputation in tatters, and th

t a spark of defiance ignite within him. He

"This isn't over. You might think you've won, but I'll mak

still clinging to hope. It's almost admirable. But let me

unshakable. Emilia hesitated for a moment, her gaze flicking between Alex and her br

ad been blindsided, betrayed by the two people he thought he could trust

d a number, his hands steady desp

ast. Declan thinks he's won, but I'm not letting him take everything with

glass scattered across the floor. It was a fitting met

nd when he did, he would make sure Declan and Emili

Declan and Emilia's departure. Alex's lips curled int

he muttered, his voic

pierced the night, a chilling reminde

and buzzed with a text message. He glanced at the

e? Think again. This