Chapter 626 – Executive Floor
Lux didn't wait. He headed toward the elevator.
He knew the stares.
He knew the whispers.
He was back.
And someone was about to learn exactly what happened when you poked the Prince of Greed too hard.
The elevator slid open. The interior was cool, shadow lit with gold trim. Lux stepped inside. Turned. Faced the doors.
His reflection in the polished obsidian metal stared back at him. He looked like a scandal wrapped in CFO credentials. Which, technically, wasn't wrong.
The doors shut with a soft hiss.
[You are now ascending to: Executive Floor]
The system's voice was smooth. Almost soothing. Lux exhaled slowly.
The numbers ticked upward. Floor 88… 89… 90…
Then…
-Ding!
The doors parted with a whisper of magic-imbued air.
He stepped out and immediately gagged.
