The drive home takes longer than usual. My mind keeps replaying Catherine Shaw's threats, her arrogant assumption that she holds all the cards. The Shaw family controls half the businesses in Everbrook City, she claimed. They'll destroy me with a single phone call.
If only she knew.
I park the Aston Martin in the underground garage and take the elevator to the penthouse apartment I share with Chloe. The city lights stretch endlessly below through the floor-to-ceiling windows. At this hour, most of Everbrook City sleeps peacefully, unaware of the predators moving through their world.
The apartment is dark. Silent.
Chloe's text said she was working late on the Jiangnan expansion. The Heavenly Justice Group's success has created more opportunities than we initially anticipated. Victor Thorne handles the day-to-day operations, but Chloe oversees the strategic planning. Her brilliant mind sees patterns others miss.
