Rebirth Snatching Back My Stolen Luck novel Chapter 85

My brows knitted. Cameron Hotel belonged to one of Caldwell Group’s competitors.

Why was she staying there? Shouldn’t she already be back at Caldwell Mansion now that Mom had taken her in again? Or at least at her apartment?

None of it made sense. But her warning echoed in my head–you don’t have much time.

No, I couldn’t delay this any longer.

I rushed upstairs, grabbed my bag, changed into something simple, and called a cab.

But just before getting in, caution made me pause.

I opened my messages and typed quickly:

Me: I’m going to meet Claire at Cameron Hotel, Room 503. Just in case something happens, if you don’t hear from me in thirty minutes, please come find me there.

After sending it to Dean, I exhaled slowly.

Somehow, letting him know my whereabouts… gave me a strange sense of relief. A quiet

reassurance.

That even if things went south, he’d be right behind me.

Unbeknownst to me, the person I was relying on was currently attending to something and missed

my message…

DEAN

I didn’t see Lilith’s message immediately as my phone was on silent.

At that moment, I was in a long–overdue board meeting at Raven Entertainment–where Callum finally introduced me as the largest shareholder.

The shock was almost comical.

Most of the executives had only ever seen me as Callum’s idle friend, some nuisance who strutted

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But if I had to admit it, watching their expressions flip–from disdain to disbelief–was almost entertaining.

But I wasn’t here to bask in reactions or to be paraded around like a monkey.

I was here to keep my promise and help Callum push through the dissolution of the Print Publication Division.

When Callum gave me the cue, I rose, buttoning my suit jacket. My expression was calm, detached.

“Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen,” I began. “I’m Dean Callahan, the majority shareholder of Raven Entertainment. And also…” I let my gaze sweep across the table, pausing deliberately. “.. the founder and CEO of Astral Studios.”

The boardroom erupted instantly.

“What?!”

“Impossible!”

“How could that be?!”

I let the disbelief spread round the room, completely unbothered, before one of them finally turned to Callum.

“Mr. Moore, is he telling the truth? This isn’t something to joke about.”

My gaze shifted lazily to the speaker.

Middle–aged. Stern.

He reminded me of one of Astral Studios‘ directors–rigid, humorless, and endlessly irritating. I wondered idly if this one was cut from the same cloth.

Callum’s response was calm, matter–of–fact.

“Of course he’s the real deal. I know better than to joke about something like this.”

The murmurs grew louder at his confirmation. The same man pressed again, frowning.

“Then why did both of you keep this secret? Why hide it from the board?”

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Callum glanced at me briefly, something unreadable flickering in his eyes, then said without unchanged expression:

“Simple–because he’s lazy and finds it a hassle.

The silence that followed those words was deafening.

DEAN

Did he really have to embarrass me like this?

I shot Callum a death glare.

What about my image, my prestige?

He met my gaze without flinching.

You really think you have one? his eyes mocked.

They’ve watched you drift around this company for weeks. Do you think they haven’t noticed how lazy you are?

My glare sharpened.

And that’s supposed to be my fault? I barely survived drowning in work back in Agate Country. Isn’t it normal that now I’d take the chance to unwind?

You’d have done the same in my shoes.

Callum rolled his eyes.

Keep telling yourself that.

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