Chapter 96: Assembling the Debris

Olivia saw a window of opportunity and took it. With an air of false seriousness, she said, "John, is this how you do business? Spying on your partners?!" John looked straight at Richard, ignoring her. "Why, Richard?" he managed to ask at last. "Why are you doing this?" Richard sneered. "Because you took everything from me, John," he swore angrily. "The company, the success, the recognition. It should have been mine!" John became enraged. "You betrayed our partnership, Richard! You lied and cheated, and now you're attacking my company from the shadows!" With a frightening tone in his voice, Richard took a step closer. "The past is irrelevant, John. What matters now is the future. And in that future, John Kings Enterprises will crumble, and I will be on top." Olivia appeared genuinely stunned by the news, and her ragged breaths were the only sound to break the uncomfortable hush that enveloped the building. John was aware that he had to take quick action to diffuse the situ