Judah watched Richard leave, his jaw tight and his fists clenched. The sleek black car pulled out of the Luxor Empire parking lot, its tinted windows concealing Richard from view.
Judah’s heart raced as he stood there, his legs rooted to the ground, replaying their intense confrontation over and over in his mind.
“Richard… Luxor Empire…” Judah muttered under his breath, shaking his head in disbelief. “It can’t be true. It just can’t.”
He reached for his phone, his fingers trembling as he typed into Google’s search bar: ‘Luxor Empire heir.’ His pulse thundered in his ears as he hit search.
The results loaded in a matter of seconds, but it felt like an eternity. His eyes scanned the screen, and there it was—a headline that made his stomach drop:
‘Richard Avery: The Reclusive Heir of th
