Group headquarters, the cold wind

ar parked in the VIP lot, the engine roa

lt estate one last time to retrieve

turned onto the long, tree-

ssistant: The Patriarch has granted you full power of attorney regarding the divorce proceedings. Do not fail. A dark, manic surge of power rushed through Arthur's veins.

a side path, tires screeching as it swerved

med on he

ollarbone as her car jerked to a halt

is door open a

rage, his hands already pu

ght to Jett's dr

n, lowering the glass

dfather?!" Arthur screamed, slamming

m, her expression

ldly. "Something a puppet like you wouldn't underst

turned a viole

g like he wanted to punch

t the central

he locks engaging ec

d the screen, pointing to the sma

," Jett warned, her voice devoid of emotion. "Break the

is chest heaving as he str

o his tailored

crisp, rectangul

row gap in the window, letti

hur spat, jutting his chin out in a

ment. Grandfather authorized me to end this. It

at the paper rest

ndred m

ers, holding it up to the light a

" Jett laughed, a h

bleeding before the quarterly earnin

nds moved

k in half. Then into quarters.

own the wind

threw the handful of shredded p

, landing on his expensiv

ck, his eyes wide

she had just destroyed a five hun

r voice dropping to a terrifyingly calm w

ping a piece of paper from his cheek. "Our lawyers wi

e window, her eyes

Arthur," Jett said, her voice

survive the stress of a federal trial. He w

e went compl

dfather's life snapped the

eam and lunged toward the

er foot onto t

car's engin

thur's leg and forcing him to dive backward

d not s

s blocking car and sp

hur sitting in the mud, covered in

for his phone w

aled

ent Serena answered. "She tore up the

f the line, Serena

covery. It meant Jett a

ice tight with panic. "We need to hire the

de Highway, the Hudson River stretch

o the shoulder and

tly-not from fear, but from

ket and pulled out the matte-bl

t the encryp

me to mak