THE REJECTED SON-IN-LAW

he city like a wo

down the drain. Three years of playing dead. Three yea

ended

. He looked in the mirror and barely recognised himself. The bruises on his face

rp

n the doorway. "Your father w

our name?"

knew your father before the fal

y question last night

d at one of your father's factories. The one they sabotaged. Twe

ightened. "I

pt mine. I wanted justice, not money." Maya's eyes hardened. "So when

s here have sco

either the Sterlings or the Zhangs. We are not just your fa

round a table covered in maps, photos, and documen

one. Today, we begin

epticism. He was Marcus Kane's son, but he had spent three ye

ide are the fake permits for the Riverside project. By ten AM, every news outlet in the city wil

erence?" Maya asked. "The

irrelevant when a billionaire gets arrested for corruption." Marcus pulled up security footage. "This is the Gran

forward.

military. They sweep the room before he arrives. Th

do we

We do not. You d

ll recog

the end of the table. "This is Daniel Park. Best make

wo hours and your own moth

tive?" Lex asked.

video. We record everything they say. Every confession. Every plan. B

mething go

nnot let emotion drive you. I know what Sophia did. I know what she took from you. But

ide, something cold

e package arriv

, an aide opened

phones were ringi

Industries like vultures. Reporters shouted questions at security gua

nothing when docu

team announced. "Sterling Industries down t

ned to Lex. "Danie

hat changed his eye colour from brown to blue. A wig that t

mirror and saw a stranger. Asian featu

. "Even facial recognition sof

their system and added you to tonight's roster. Your name is David Kim. You have work

the surveill

Clip it inside a flower arrangement. The button is a video. Stick it under the table rim. Both a

ped them into his pocket. "Wh

lend in with the others. Stay quiet. Stay invisible. When Zh

y recognise

hoot your way out and we extract you. But i

ment to excess. Lex entered through the service entrance at

ted. Pans clanged. Steam billowed

?" A manag

his hand.

ou are on the VIP detail. No mista

erst

d calm. The private dining room was elegant. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlo

ts," the head server instructed.

As he did, he slipped the pen device into the flowe

do

oth. His hand found the underside of the table and pressed

do

pointed at him. "Go help in the

ed and r

suits entered the room. They checked the windows. They check

he kitchen, watching thr

d over the flower

th

ere shielded.

y team left

y-five, the e

fident smile. He looked exactly like the photos. H

a emerged

caught desp

re. Her hair was down, falling in dark wa

the woman who had shared

elcome." The head server bo

ining room. The door

crackled. "We have visual. We ha

the crack as Andrew pulled out Sophia's chair. As she

grew urgent. "Get

ething kept him r

m, Andrew poured wine

d her glass.

y d

his expression turning serio

is not smart enough to

ith the merger. Sterling Industries will fold into the Zhang Corporation. Yo

e been pretending for three ye

nd. "You deserve better than this. Better than

m us. And now that his father has resurfaced, we ha

ision w

ed to the gu

Lex, do not do it. Do not t

wrapped arou

ree years of pain. And for what? So

to draw t

"Son. Think. One bullet gives you revenge. Pa

the gun h

Andrew continued talking, unaware o

the weapon and steppe

ving," he

oward the s

rectly into G

ity guards. His face was red with fury. His eyes locke

issed. "I knew

drew thei

to his gun, but

loded in the

llet did n

Sterling squar

went wide with sh

pun a

hallway, her pistol raised, s

e screame

Doors burst ope

he body of Gerald Sterling an