Chapter 142 The Shadow Of Everett's Empire
The courthouse steps were a frenzy of flashbulbs and shouting journalists. Reporters elbowed for space, their questions ricocheting through the humid morning air like gunfire. At the center of the chaos, Everett Kane emerged between two federal agents in matching dark suits, his wrists bound in polished steel cuffs. And yet… he smiled.
It wasn’t the smile of a broken man, it was theatrical, measured, unnerving. His sharp blue eyes swept over the crowd like a king watching a kingdom burn. Not a strand of his salt-and-pepper hair out of place, his custom-tailored suit still clung to him like armor. Power hadn’t left him. It had only changed form.
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