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Chapter 12: The Threshold
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2026-06-02 14:02:16
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In Bed With The Billionaire Boss Chapter 19: The Asset Transfer
ATHENA POVChloe’s voice through the thick wood was way too calm. It was the same smooth, polished tone she used during her press conferences, completely stripped of any emotion. Hearing it now, right after surviving a simulated car crash and finding out her name was on the liquidation files of my father’s company, made my skin crawl.I looked at the mahogany door, then down at my hands. They were still damp from the rain outside, my fingers hovering over the glass screen of my tablet. Everything in my head was screaming at me to run, but there was nowhere to go. Fifty floors up, amber emergency lights pulsing against the walls, and the daughter of the man who ruined my family was standing right outside.Marcus was practically hyperventilating next to the bookshelf. He had his back pressed against the wood, his eyes wide as he stared at the door handle. He looked like a kid waiting to get caught."Lucien," Chloe called out again, followed by the faint click of her heels shifting on t
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ATHENA POVThe rain didn't stop, but I barely felt the cold water soaking through my clothes. My eyes were fixed on the map coordinates on Lucien’s screen. The red pulsing dot sat squarely over the glass silhouette of Laurent Holdings Headquarters—the exact building where I had spent the last three days mapping out my revenge."Your board," I said, my voice cutting through the steady patter of the rain. "You told me you didn't have any leaks, Lucien."Lucien didn't answer immediately. He tucked the phone back into his coat pocket and turned back toward the dead SUV. His movements were calculated, completely devoid of the hesitation that was currently twisting my stomach into knots. He looked at his driver, who was standing by the damaged front fender, checking the scrape along the concrete barrier."Thomas," Lucien called out, his voice sharp and authoritative. "Leave the vehicle. Call the secondary team to tow it directly to the private warehouse. No police reports, no insurance logs
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