Billionaire Substitute

blic man he claimed to be. But Olivier didn't seem surprised or worried. For him, it

screet partners,... private investors, if I may say so. Some of them are not people who should be denied anything. They

empire. He was involved in much more dangerous activities. The weight of this revelation fell on Adrien like an anvil

's memory. Adrien had spent entire nights mentally rehearsing his speech, memorizing details about Vincent's life. Every gesture, every smile had to b

es of several family members falling on him. Camille stood up from her chair

She threw herself into his arms, and he held her close, feeling the weight of her trust on his shoulders. But at that moment, everything in her cri

istening with unshed tears. "Everything has been so...blurry the last few days.

plied with a new firmness in h

shoes of the man he had decided to replace. In front of him, a solid mahogany desk, a symbol of power. Papers piled up, files scribbled with cryptic notes, figu

t was used to managing complex deals, juggling numbers like a prodigy, and Adrien now had to rise to the occasion. But how? He, a

all. Just a day to go, a meeting to go through.

entered without knocking, as usual. Adrien had observed him in recent days, trying to understand how this man work

e the meeting with the international investors. They

He had skimmed the file, but the technical terms still

. There was a glint of suspicion in his eyes, as if he sensed something was wrong. Adrien

? » asked Lucien, til

.. this thing is stressing me out more than u

fore nodding his head, almost imperceptibly.

ainst the cold wood of the desk. He felt a shiver run down

ent Delacroix, but how could he? He had neither the experience nor the know-how. All he had was his instin

orld go round with billions. Everyone had documents, graphs, forecasts in front of them. Everyone expected Vincent Delacroix to guide them through this ambitious proje

ad of the table. A cold sweat ran down the back of his neck,

d, "thank you for being here today. We have a lot to talk about rega

ien repeated them carefully, making sure not to stray into subjects he did not understand. He spoke with enough

stor who had already collaborated with Vincent on several occasions. Adrien had read her name in the files, but he had not anticip

of the funds allocated to phase two of the project. During our last meeting, you mentioned a review of budgets