I Inherited Trillions, Now What?

Chapter 129: Sides I

Chapter 129: Sides I

"When things feel like they are falling apart, they might actually be falling into place."

The words came in the distinctive, measured voice of Alexander Blackwell, echoing softly through his home office, his tone as unshaken as ever.

A mere few minutes ago, Everlyn had barged in, her urgency palpable, the tension rolling off her in waves. She barely paused for breath as she delivered the latest blow. "They've taken George and part of his team to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn." Her voice carried an edge, but she didn't stop there. "Things are falling apart, Alexander! not just that but the board members we placed in key businesses are losing ground. Power is consolidating against us—especially in Apple and Amazon. The backlash against our influence there is becoming impossible to contain!"

She had come expecting a plan, a reaction, a directive—anything to counterbalance the storm closing in around them. And instead, all she got was a philosophical musing.

Everlyn had been trained from childhood to be the perfect second-in-command—taught to follow orders, execute without hesitation, and ensure flawless efficiency. She could adapt in the moment, think fast, and navigate through chaos, but leadership? That had never been her role. She had been programmed to serve, not to lead.

And now, the man she had been molded to serve—the one she had entrusted with everything—was speaking in riddles? She felt something dangerously close to betrayal burning in her chest.

Yet as she stood there, her breath shallow, her mind racing, she became acutely aware of the eyes watching her. Alexander, seated with an almost unsettling calm, studying her reaction with quiet amusement. And beside her, standing like an immovable pillar, was her father—Sebastian. Neither of them looked shaken. If anything, they regarded her like an experiment in observation, waiting to see how she would respond under pressure.

Everlyn inhaled sharply, steadying herself.