Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1654

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The continuous metallic clicks of rounds being chambered erupted through the boardroom. Captain Tyler and his Shadow Core brothers unholstered their heavy sidearms in unison. The dark muzzles were unapologetically pressed against the foreheads of the guards who dared to step forward. Those bodyguards froze instantly, raising their hands high, not even daring to breathe. Over the past few months, everyone had witnessed the ruthlessness of the Shadow Core. These men were not just holding guns to scare people, and no one dared to test them. They would genuinely pull the trigger. While they might not kill someone on the spot, they were fully capable of shooting off a limb or shattering a spine, leaving their targets wishing for death. Under absolute martial suppression, no one dared to move an inch. They could only stand passively and listen until the recording finished.

The moment the audio ended, Martha suddenly burst into hysterical laughter.

"Hahaha... I knew it." She laughed until tears welled in her eyes, pointing a triumphant finger at Tyler Nelson. "No wonder James has always been so distant with me over the years. He blamed me for Jamie's death. To think I have been carrying your dirty secret all this time, Tyler."

She immediately turned her head and boldly declared her allegiance to James. "James, no matter how you plan to exact your revenge tonight, I stand with you."

Faced with the irrefutable evidence of the recording, Tyler Nelson's face twisted completely. Staring at James, he gritted his teeth and refused to stop making excuses.

"Brian really would spin the most absurd lies just to save his own skin. When those drug lords took Jamie, I was indeed present. But my legs were paralyzed back then, and I did not even have a single bodyguard by my side." His eyes turned bloodshot from exertion, acting as if he were truly an innocent victim. "Even if I screamed until my throat bled, no one would have heard me. I did not just stand by and watch. I was powerless, James. Would you rather believe a fugitive spouting lies to save himself than your own brother?"

James's stern face remained perfectly impassive. Looking down at him from his commanding height, his deep dark eyes were filled with nothing but profound mockery and murderous intent. This was not the first time he had heard this exact speech. When he had forced the truth out of him last year, Tyler had used this exact heartbroken, helpless facade to fool him. But seeing that face again now only made James feel violently ill.

"Even at a time like this, you are still lying," James sneered, his deep voice dripping with ice. He couldn't even be bothered to waste another breath on him, merely tilting his head to give Keaton a look.