Chapter 5 - When an innocent little girl delivers a chilling warning about hidden enemies a disabled CEO realizes his entire inner circle consists of ruthless backstabbing traitors.
Lily dipped her hands into the silver water basin once more, gently washing the dust from Julian's ash grey trouser hem with profound care.
"She wears a shiny ring with a green stone," Lily murmured, glancing up through her long brown eyelashes at the towering tycoon.
"And she whispers to the man with the silver tie while you are sleeping, telling him the company will be theirs soon," Lily added artlessly.
A sharp gasp escaped the lips of Marcus Vance, Julian's younger cousin and executive vice president, who sported a distinctive silver silk tie.
Marcus took an involuntary half-step backward, his face draining of all color as the entire grand hall turned to stare directly at him.
"That's a lie! The brat is making up stories planted by disgruntled union agitators!" Marcus stammered, his voice cracking with undeniable panic.
Julian’s eyes narrowed into razor-sharp slits, his gaze shifting from the little girl to his cousin with a look of pure, frozen fury.
"I never mentioned who wears a silver tie, Marcus," Julian noted softly, his voice dropping into a register that signaled an imminent kill.
"You panicked because the child described your signature heirloom ring, the one with the emerald passed down by our grandfather," Julian stated.
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The atmosphere in the luxurious grand hall grew so suffocatingly dense that even breathing felt like an act of immense physical exertion.
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