Chapter 28 Violent Retreats
The first sign of Adrian’s temper fracturing wasn’t violence.
It was silence.
Not the calculated quiet he used in boardrooms or negotiations—the kind that made men fold without realizing they’d surrendered. This silence was different. Brittle. Uncontained. It lingered too long in hallways, stretch...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Face In The Frame
2. Chapter 2 Ghost In The Bloodline
3. Chapter 3 Legal Battles
4. Chapter 4 Target Located
5. Chapter 5 Suspicions of Doom
6. Chapter 6 The Notice
7. Chapter 7 The Counter Move
8. Chapter 8 The Mirror
9. Chapter 9 The Fault Line
10. Chapter 10 The Summons
11. Chapter 11 The Breach
12. Chapter 12 The Test
13. Chapter 13 The Waiting
14. Chapter 14 The Narrative
15. Chapter 15 The Leverage
16. Chapter 16 Propositioning
17. Chapter 17 The Debt
18. Chapter 18 Arranged Offer
19. Chapter 19 The Contract
20. Chapter 20 Negotiations
21. Chapter 21 The Clauses
22. Chapter 22 Interference
23. Chapter 23 Legal Isolation
24. Chapter 24 The Protector
25. Chapter 25 Journalist Calls
26. Chapter 26 Missing Years
27. Chapter 27 Pressured
28. Chapter 28 Violent Retreats
29. Chapter 29 The Breach
30. Chapter 30 The Patriarch Arrives
31. Chapter 31 Revelations
32. Chapter 32 Connecting Past Threats
33. Chapter 33 Boardroom Dilemmas
34. Chapter 34 Elliot Overhears
35. Chapter 35 Adrian Admits
36. Chapter 36 Confronting Evelyn
37. Chapter 37 Maya Is Threatened
38. Chapter 38 Julian Reveals Files
39. Chapter 39 Blood In The Glass
40. Chapter 40 Lila Witnesses The Cost
41. Chapter 41 Elliot Grows Withdrawn
42. Chapter 42 Dr. Shaw Warns CPS Involvement
43. Chapter 43 Adrian Chooses Silence
44. Chapter 44 Lila Plans An Escape
45. Chapter 45 Elliot Becomes Leverage
46. Chapter 46 Rowan Engineers a Kidnapping Scare
47. Chapter 47 Adrian Tightens His Grip
48. Chapter 48 Lila Refuses Compliance
49. Chapter 49 Marcus Defects Emotionally
50. Chapter 50 Media Leaks Explode
51. Chapter 51 Protocol Training
52. Chapter 52 Julian Publishes Partial Exposé
53. Chapter 53 Custody Case Escalates
54. Chapter 54 Sacrifices
55. Chapter 55 Strategic Choices
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