Chapter 1412:


    After several seconds psed, confirming her father wouldn’t return tonight, she cautiously extracted the USB drive and inserted it into herputer with trembling fingers.


    Kiley opened the document nestled inside.


    More than a hundred pages materialized before her widening eyes.


    Meanwhile, positioned not far from the CEO’s office, Kolton cast a frigid nce toward the covert operative stationed beside him. “Return. Maintain constant surveince on Kiley, and deliver an immediate report if anything irregr transpires.”


    After delivering his orders, Kolton pivoted toward another covert operative andmanded, “Initiate an immediate investigation to establish Mr. M’s true identity. If the situation demands it, consult with Thomas.”


    “Understood, sir,” the covert operative responded with deferential precision.


    Near the building’s entrance, the driver had already positioned himself in the darkness, alert and prepared. Upon detecting the approaching footsteps, he executed a fluid motion, opening the car door with practiced efficiency.


    Kolton slid inside, his figure appearing topress slightly within the vehicle’s confines, and then pressed his fingertips against his temples and murmured softly, “Return to the Cooper Estate.”


    “Yes, Mr. Cooper.” The driver sealed the car door and swiftly resumed his position behind the wheel.


    The bulletproof, elongated Lincoln eased into motion, merging gradually onto the main thoroughfare.


    Kolton reclined against the seatback, his attention drifting toward the window’s expanse.


    The scenery blurred past in rapid session; fire trucks, police vehicles, and ambnces with their sirens wailing persistently streamed into his field of vision. The inferno consuming the banquet center at Harmony za continued its relentless assault.


    Tick… Tick… The rain drummed against the ss with a hushed, rhythmic persistence.


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    Kolton allowed his eyes to drift closed, as though mentally cataloging one incident after another, submerged in profound contemtion.


    Lately, he’d felt increasingly besieged… The cascade of unforeseen events had cultivated in him a growing suspicion that someone orchestrated schemes from the shadows.


    Strangely enough, he sensed that multiple adversaries had set their sights on Cooper Group, or perhaps on him directly.


    Maia represented only one threat. There existed also those enigmatic factionsunching assaults on the cargo vessels. Even certain foreign corporations of considerable influence had recently attempted to manipte Cooper Group’s stock valuation downward.


    All of this bred anxiety within him, frequently robbing him of sleep’s refuge. Now, beyond Thomas, Kolton appeared to have no remaining allies to call upon.


    Initially, Mr. M had also fallen under suspicion, but tonight’s charity auction had transformed Kolton’s perception of the man into one ofplete foolishness.


    For Maia’s sake, Mr. M had squandered billions without hesitation, transparently intoxicated by romantic devotion—a sentimental fool who represented no genuine danger.


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