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Chapter 508
Chapter 508:
Slowly, Crawford raised his hands. He gripped Cole’s wrists, and with a sudden, terrifying display of controlled strength, he ripped Cole’s hands from his jacket and shoved him backward.
Cole stumbled, his leather shoes slipping on the linoleum.
“I know that you are a monster,” Crawford said, his voice dropping to a deadly, even cadence. He straightened his jacket with calm, precise movements. “And I know that you have permanently forfeited the right to breathe the same air as her p>
Crawford took a step forward, reclaiming the space between them. His eyes locked onto Cole’s.
“Let’s stop playing games, Compton,” Crawford said, his tone shifting into that of a corporate raider closing in on a hostile acquisition. “Let’s make a deal p>
Cole sneered, his chest still heaving. “I don’t make deals with you p>
“You will listen to this one,” Crawford replied smoothly. “I will give you a five percent stake in Love Media Group itself. The valuation is in the billions — more than enough to secure your family’s legacy for the next century p>
р𝗈𝗽𝗎lа𝘳 ѕ𝘵𝘰𝗋𝗶е𝘀 o𝘯
Cole went still. His pupils dilated. Five percent of that company was a staggering, astronomical sum. A king’s ransom.
“In exchange,” Crawford continued, his eyes narrowing into dark slits, “you sign the divorce papers today. You walk away. You never contact her again p>
The sheer audacity of it struck Cole like a shockwave. Crawford was trying to buy June — treating her like a corporate asset to be acquired.
A sick, coiling jealousy tightened in Cole’s gut.
“She is not for sale,” Cole hissed through his teeth.
“Is that right?” Crawford smiled. It was a pitiless, terrifying smile. “That’s rich, coming from a man who treats everything in his life like a transaction p>
Crawford leaned in closer, the scent of his cologne cutting through the sterile hospital air.
“I am giving you two choices, Cole,” he whispered, his voice laced with quiet poison. “Option one: you take the billions, you sign the papers, and you walk away with whatever shreds of dignity you have left p>
Crawford’s eyes went completely flat.
“Option two: you keep stalling. And if you do, I will unleash every resource I possess. I will short your stock. I will poach your board members. I will leak every buried secret your family has ever kept to the global press p>
He pressed a hard finger into the center of Cole’s chest.
“I will burn your hundred-year-old empire to the ground,” Crawford said, “and I will make you watch every second of it turn to ash p>
Cole’s body trembled with rage. His hands balled into fists at his sides. He knew Crawford wasn’t bluffing. The man had both the capital and the madness to follow through on every word.
The two men stood inches apart, the air between them crackling with the promise of mutual, absolute destruction. Cole shifted his weight, preparing to throw a punch that would shatter Crawford’s jaw.
“Are you two planning to recreate a Wall Street war in a hospital corridor, or are you both just naturally this obnoxious p>
A sharp, feminine voice cut through the tension like a blade, freezing both men exactly where they stood.