After the collapse of Thomas Corporation, the city fell into a false silence. But Richard knew this wasn’t peace; he could feel that someone was stirring things up from behind. Whenever an empire falls, predators always appear to fight over the spoils.
Richard stood in his office, his gaze not focused on the streets below but on the strategic picture forming in his mind. He no longer had time to fight by the rules of the market.
Victor walked in, without knocking, his face a mixture of astonishment and admiration.
“Sir, it’s Marcus Kane,” Victor reported, placing a stack of files on the desk.
“Your former competitor in logistics and communications. You defeated him five years ago, taking everything from him. He’s been hiding, nursing a grudge. Now, he’s exploiting the situation to seiz
