Chapter 118

Slade's POV

I considered the risk, weighed the potential gain of this partial honesty against the catastrophic fallout of full transparency, and made my decision to share a carefully edited version of reality.

"I do have another company. It's where I go."

He chose his words with extreme care, presenting it as a quiet venture run purely to diversify his assets and occupy his mind, a necessary shield.

"Wait, another company apart from Slade's Corp?" Ally sat up, looking ...