Chapter 69

• The dim glow of the bar’s neon lights cast long shadows across the room, where three men sat huddled in a secluded booth.
• Their voices, low and conspiratorial, buzzed with excitement as they leaned in over their drinks. The clinking of their glasses against the polished wooden table signaled the beginning of a conversation that would change the course of the Kendrick Empire forever.
• The man in the middle, a tall figure with slicked-back hair and a confident smirk, raised his glass higher than the others. “To the fall of Mr. Kendrick and the rise of a new name!” His voice was filled with triumph, the kind of victory that had been long-awaited and hard-fought.