Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 58 - You’re that rich?

The question caught Seraphine off guard in a way she hadn’t anticipated, and for a brief second there was nothing but silence on her end of the line, the kind of silence that wasn’t empty but full, heavy with calculations rearranging themselves in real time.

She inhaled deeply, slow and controlled, as if drawing in not just air but clarity, because she knew Damon wasn’t wrong. Voren was careful, observant, and far too intelligent to ignore unusual financial movements, especially if those movements benefited Damon in a way that didn’t align with their current market patterns.

Voren would notice because Damon was not there physically so would it mean that his acting CEO, assistant, or whoever he put in charge was doing a better job than the CEO himself?

Then again, Voren would ask questions, investigate whoever was in charge of the stocks of the Locke Group. With Ravyn still being his business partner, he would hear it and connect the dots.

Seraphine closed her eyes briefly, leaning back in her chair as the weight of the possibilities shifted across her mind like chess pieces sliding across a board. Every move had to look natural, every adjustment had to appear accidental.

She could not afford suspicion, not now, not when she was finally within reach of dismantling everything Daisy had built on lies.

"Voren won’t connect it, if I don’t leave clues" she said at last, her voice steady again, though softer now, layered with intent. "Not if we do it right."

Damon didn’t interrupt her this time. He could hear the change in her tone, that subtle shift that meant she was no longer reacting but strategizing.

"I won’t spike your stocks in an obvious way," she continued, her fingers already moving across her keyboard as if mapping it out visually helped her think faster. "It’ll be gradual, controlled. I’ll create market conditions that justify the rise. External triggers, industry shifts, competitor instability, nothing that traces back to you directly."

She paused briefly, eyes narrowing as another idea surfaced. "And Voren is predictable," she added, her voice lowering slightly. "He trusts patterns and logic. If your gains align with projected market recovery trends, he’ll assume it’s good timing and competent management. He won’t dig unless something feels artificial."

a faint tension still lingered beneath his

pressed gently, not because he doubted her, but because he needed to understand

way she said it. "I can reroute transactional footprints, adjust digital trails, and if necessary, leak a distraction strong enough to redirect his attention entirely. Voren won’t suspect manipulation if the numbers tell a convincing story. Or

come up with something. My plan is to have my closest allies on the top. If I

at her with raised brows.

as Damon found himself staring at nothing in particular, realizing all over again that Seraphine had grown into someone formidable. This wasn’t just about revenge. It was

murmured quietly. For a moment, Damon felt a flicker of something that almost resembled awe, because the woman on the other end of that call was not the broken

abruptly as movement caught his attention from across the room. Daisy was approaching, her walk slow and unhurried, her expression carefully arranged into something soft and

quickly. "I have to go now. Daisy’s

sliding his phone into his pocket just as Daisy

she asked, her tone light but her eyes sharp, scanning

in his mind,

though he had nothing to hide. "You know I had to

accompanied Ravyn to enough meetings in the city to recognize real power when she saw it, and Damon

it all up for the pack," she said, almost

allowing a faint smile to curve his lips. "I just have competent staff." He tilted his head slightly, studying her. "So

together in what looked