ow. The cold, efficient air of the room matched the man who inhabited it. His sharp features were illuminated by the s

rusted ally in the business world, and someone who understood Williams's quiet, calculating nature better than most. Today, howe

ports?" Williams's voice cut thro

lliams took it, his eyes scanning the data swiftly, absorbing every number, every shift in the

fingers lightly tapping on the tablet. "The press frenzy

creditors are circling. They've already sta

buyouts. The vultures were already circling, eager to claim w

Williams instructed, his tone colder than ever. "I'll be meeting with a few key investors this after

he prepared to execute the orders with the same pr

ve. Ethan paused, his hand still on the doo

liams asked, his voice less sha

ldn't quite place. "I've been in contact with her lawyer. She's... she'

dn't seen her since the hospital, but her face haunted him still. The fear, the vulnerab

e sooner we can stabilize everything else. She's not just the

was many things-ruthless, cold, and calculating-but there was a layer of something softer

tuation," Ethan said before he stepped out of

desk. He wasn't sure what had happened to him since the events of the past few days. He'd al

ed. The fragile situation with her father's health, the threat to the family business, and the unwanted paparazzi attention had th

l-marriage, financial rescue-was supposed to be a simple transaction. A way to tie up the loose ends of the Hathaway

lf. "This is just business. S

's bedside, her tear-streaked face so full of vulnerability. The weight of the situation was beginning to settle in for

ughts away. There was no room for feeling

, holding a phone to his ear. "Mr. Vose, we've received word from the inv

businessman who ruled over the empire he had built. "Set it up," he said, his voice s

liams turned back to the view outside, his mind racing t

s. But as his thoughts flickered back to Nonna, he couldn't shake the feeling