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Chapter 299: A Person Not A Concept
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2026-05-26 13:43:22
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[Adam’s POV]I stormed into my father’s penthouse office suite.Elias Ballard’s P.A., Geraldine, saw me coming and leapt up from behind her desk as I approached the tall timber doors leading to his inner office.“Ah… I’m sorry, sir, you can’t go in there! You don’t have an appointment,” she tried. The poor woman looked rattled. She tried to position herself in front of the doors but I pressed past her.“Excuse me, Geraldine,” I said, as I pushed open the doors and went in.I found him there, seated at his grand desk, spectacles balanced on his nose, wiry eyebrows raised, and a look of thunder on his face.He took off his glasses and dropped them on the desk, before pushing back his chair and standing up.“What do you want?” he demanded.Okay, if he wanted to meet confrontation with bluster, I was up for it.“Well, I don’t know, father. Why don’t you tell me?”He glared at me and kept silent. A battle tactic the toughest executives relied on when expecting a challenge.“Surprised I’m s
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[Alice’s POV]I left the front door unlocked because I was expecting Adam home soon.“Can we make some pancakes?” Camilla asked.“That’s a good idea,” I said as we headed into the kitchen.I had put Harry in his crib out on the balcony off the dining room, to have his nap. Camilla and I had been playing with him and he took his bottle before starting to fall asleep. I thought some fresh air on the balcony would be good for him.In the kitchen, there was a CCTV screen mounted high on the wall. Part of our security system that monitored the exterior of the house, 24/7, and entry areas inside the house. It was a comforting setup without being too intrusive.Out of the corner of my eye, I saw movement as someone approached the front door.Good, Adam’s home, I thought. But something made me take a second look.The figure approaching the door was smaller than Adam, and dressed in black. I didn’t recognize the person.And in one hand he held a firearm.A shaft of fear lanced through my gut.
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[Adam’s POV]I drove home with some good news to share with Alice.It’s Saturday, the nanny’s day off, and Alice is spending the day with the children. While she loves being with them, I’m keen to get home to help her with the baby, in case she needs a rest.I turned into our driveway and found the gates swinging open.Alarm surged through me – they’re supposed to be closed and locked at all times!I stopped the car, leapt out and headed into the guard house, prepared to deal with Reuben, the guard on duty this afternoon. This is a serious breach of his terms of employment.When I barged into the little gatehouse, I was met with a disturbing silence. Reuben wasn’t at the desk.That was when I saw the trail of blood seeping along the floor!“Reuben!” I called.I raced around the desk and found his body sprawled on the floor. His head was lying in a pool of fresh blood. There was a bloodied wound streaked along one side of his head. To the average onlooker, the man looked deceased.I le
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