Chapter 76

• Rafael was a man of action. There was no hesitation, no second-guessing. The moment the decision was made, he moved with precision. By midnight, the corporate headquarters had already been set into motion. The finance teams were on alert, strategizing for the next phase of our acquisition.
• I wasn’t sure whether to feel a rush of adrenaline or dread.
• Today had been just the beginning, and the Westhaven-Sandoria merger inside Ilyrian had no idea what was coming next. We had anticipated their moves, preempted their tactics, and now we were about to launch the second phase of our hostile takeover, catching them completely off guard. The legal teams and PR departments were already primed, ready for what was to come. But what they didn’t expect was the speed at which we’d close in on them.