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Kiley paused for a fraction of a second, her mind racing to process the implication, before she responded with measured caution. “Iprehend your point fully. I will remain vignt regarding Raegan. Her operatives have already departed to apprehend Shiloh.”
Her words trailed off as a chilling realization dawned upon her. The gravity of the potential disaster settled heavily in her chest.
Kolton brought his palm down upon the table with explosive force. The impact echoed through the room like a thunderp and caused the surface to vibrate.
“What in zes are you prattling about?” he roared, his face contorting with raw fury. “Do you truly believe Raegan would allow Shiloh to speak freely? She will find a means to silence him forever!”
Urgently, he extracted his phone from his pocket and dialed with fingers that trembled slightly from anger. The moment the line connected, he issued hismand in a voice brooking no dy. “Dispatch personnel immediately to locate Shiloh. Deliver him to me alive and unharmed.”
He then hung up the phone.
Kolton finally turned his gaze back to Kiley, who kept her head bowed in submission. He let out a derisive scoff that cut through the tension. “Once Shiloh is secured and returned, you will conduct the interrogation personally.”
“Yes, Father,” Kiley replied in a muted tone, her deference absolute despite the storm brewing within her.
Kolton drew out a chair with deliberate slowness and lowered himself into it. His posture rxed marginally as his tone softened to something approaching paternal guidance. “This is our strategy moving forward. The paramount priority at present lies in convincing the affluent elites to contribute generously at the forting charity g. We must replenish the group’s cash reserves without dy. Failure to do so will force us to liquidate assets merely to preserve liquidity, and that path leads to ruin.”
His expression eased further, a rare glimmer of warmth entering his eyes as he lifted them to meet hers. “I have also acquiesced to your earlier request. Your grandfather rests in the adjoining room. He will apany you onstage to recount a poignant charity narrative that tugs at the heartstrings.”
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Kiley’s eyes ignited with unfeigned excitement, a spark of genuine joy breaking through herposed facade. “Thank you, Father. I will visit Grandfather immediately.”
“One moment,” Kolton interjected sharply before she could rise fully. “Heed my prior instruction. You must devise a method to extract a substantial donation from Maia during the g.” His stare hardened once more, turning cial. “Ensure she repays double the amount she extracted from the Cooper Group.”
After the tense meeting, Kiley departed the room atst. She released a deep sigh of relief the instant the door closed behind her.
To the outside world, she embodied the epitome of a cold and aloof CEO, unapproachable andmanding. Yet in her father’s presence, she reverted to the vulnerability of a child seeking approval.
As she proceeded down the corridor, her mind wandered to her younger brother, udius. How might he have navigated this treacherous situation with his characteristic poise and insight if their roles were reversed?
She retrieved her phone to scan for messages and noted with growing unease that no response had arrived. This absence gnawed at her deeply.
Though bound to Wront and unable to depart, she had dispatched a reliable aide to Otruitho to probe udius’s recent whereabouts and activities. Strangely, the aide had vanished without a trace upon reaching the destination.
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