Dark Lord Seduction System: Taming Wives, Daughters, Aunts, and CEOs novel Chapter 325

Chapter 325: Concerns

"An interesting psychological profile. She is not conquered in the traditional sense, but claimed through an act of salvation. The bond formed through rescue and restoration is different from one forged through seduction, but no less powerful. She perceives you as her savior, which creates a distinct form of devotion."

ARIA took the liberty to tell me how my relationship with charlotte was progressing instead of what I actually asked. Her reason? How would I know.

Madison smirked. "She’s completely in love with you, you know. Has been since you saved her company."

"I know," I said, the truth of it simple and absolute. "But that realization has to be hers alone. Charlotte isn’t someone you claim with overwhelming force. She’s someone you earn with patience, protection, and demonstrated worth."

"The long game," Amanda observed, a note of respect in her voice. "I respect that."

My phone rang, cutting through the strategic planning. Ava’s name flashed on the screen.

I answered. "Ava."

"We have a problem," she said, her voice stripped of its usual cool composure, stretched tight with genuine alarm. "A significant one."

"Define it."

"The kind where my colleagues- and some are playing two sides- are scrambling to identify who’s been backing Charlotte Thompson. They know someone with formidable, almost impossible capabilities has been feeding her intelligence, coordinating her defense—the same someone who has been systematically dismantling the vultures’ entire operation."

A coldness, sharp and focused, spread through my veins. "How much do they know?"

"Nothing concrete. Not yet. But they’re connecting dots at an alarming rate. Digital forensics teams are tearing apart those evidence packages, trying to trace their origin. They know whoever is behind this has access to systems that should be impenetrable."

"Why are you telling me this?" I asked, my voice low.

A pause, then a quiet, almost hesitant chuckle. "Maybe I like you more than I thought I did?" Another beat of silence. "And because you saved my career by handing us eighteen billion in recovered assets. So, I have eighteen billion reasons to tell you this much. I now have the biggest domestic criminal network takedown in CIA history compared to my peers. Consider this... professional courtesy."

Professional courtesy was a lie. Ava Voss didn’t make a move without a spreadsheet calculating the ROI. But beneath the calculated reason, her voice carried a new, unfamiliar thread—genuine concern.

"How long do I have?"

"Six hours. Maybe eight if they get bogged down in the press conference chaos. After that, the full weight of the Agency’s curiosity will be focused on finding Charlotte’s mysterious benefactor."

The line went dead. I stood at the panoramic windows, the immense weight of the next phase settling on me. In her room, Charlotte was preparing for her moment, her mother Margaret fussing over her like a general armoring a queen for battle.

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