From Bullets To Billions novel Chapter 580

Chapter 580: I’m Max Stern

When Max placed his hands on his mask and slowly began to lift it from his face, only one thought ran through his mind.

He was done with this saga.

This would be the final nail in the coffin against Karen, and he had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Although Max had never cared about becoming heir, circumstances had forced him into the race. He hadn’t pursued it out of ambition, but survival.

Someone from within his own family had been targeting his life.

It might have been one person.

It might have been several.

For a long time, one of his suspicions had been Karen.

But throughout this entire journey, Max had learned something important.

It was impossible for it to be her.

She didn’t possess the strength to deal with the Gilt Rats. She didn’t have the connections or power to attempt something as extreme as drowning Max Stern in a river. The level of coordination and brutality required was beyond her.

Which meant this Chapter could end.

This reveal could finally happen.

Ever since she had slapped Aron at that party, Max had been waiting for the right opportunity. Waiting for the moment when the balance of power would shift completely in his favor.

Now it had.

The mask came off.

He shook his red hair from side to side and smiled directly at Karen.

He watched as her entire world seemed to collapse in that instant. She didn’t blink. Her mouth hung open, frozen. It was as if she had forgotten how to breathe.

The joy she had been carrying only moments ago drained from her face.

This was the timing he had wanted. After taking a significant portion of her finances, after watching her smile in relief at the thought of reclaiming her business, Max wanted her to know exactly who had orchestrated it.

"You surprised?" Max asked calmly. "I bet you believed the runt of the Stern family would never be in this position. But here I am. And thank you so much for doing business with me."

The words seemed to snap her back into reality. Air finally entered her lungs.

"How... how... why are you here? Is this some type of joke?" Karen asked, her voice trembling.

Without responding verbally at first, Max turned his phone toward her, displaying the funds he had just received.

"If it’s some type of joke, it would be a pretty bad one, right?" Max replied. "It looks like you’re no longer in the race to become the heir."

He tilted his head slightly.

"I have to thank you for this opportunity. Because of you, I get to kill two birds with one stone."

He wasn’t just referring to the financial gain. The money strengthened him, gave him additional leverage and power, especially with the looming confrontation against the Gilt Rats. At the same time, it removed Karen from being a constant thorn in his side.

As Karen stared at the screen, her legs gave out beneath her.

She fell to her knees.

"I’ve been tricked... this whole thing... it was a massive ploy by the useless fool of the Stern family. Then what does that make me?" she whispered.

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