With the management of the firm firmly under the iron-clad grip of Lucas Harrington and the treasury guarded with predatory precision by Cathy Black, the administrative gears of Ace Kane’s empire moved with a terrifying, silent efficiency. For Ace, this was the ultimate achievement of leadership: to possess a machine so perfectly calibrated that his presence was no longer a requirement for its daily survival, but rather an occasional necessity for high-level redirection. This newfound freedom allowed the core members of the team to focus on their personal growth and strategic long-term goals.
Lora Hale had just emerged from an intensive, grueling period of study under Cathy Black. For weeks, she had been immersed in the arcane world of high finance, learning to read balance sheets not as
