My Fake Boyfriend Is the School Bad Boy novel Chapter 208

Chapter 208 His Father Makes A Threat

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The elevator glided upward. The numbers on the digital display climbed with terrifying speed. Ten. Twenty. Forty. Fifty. My ears popped

from the altitude change.

I looked at the boy standing beside me. He possessed immense power in this building. He bypassed trained professionals with a single word. He carried the Steinmann name, and that name unlocked every single door in the city. He could embrace this life. He could sit

behind a mahogany desk and rule the skyline.

He chose to hold the hand of a girl from the East Side instead.

The elevator stopped at the penthouse level. The doors parted.

We stepped onto a thick, plush carpet. We walked down a wide corridor lined with abstract art. We reached a set of massive oak double doors at the end of the hall. A young woman sitting at a reception desk jumped to her feet.

“Ryder, you cannot go in there,” the assistant warned. “The board is reviewing the quarterly projections.”

Ryder ignored her. He reached out and shoved both oak doors open.

The heavy wood banged against the interior walls. The loud crash echoed through the boardroom.

The room was vast. Floor-to-ceiling windows offered a panoramic view of the entire city. A long mahogany table sat in the center, surrounded by leather chairs. Six men in immaculate gray suits sat at the table. They reviewed digital tablets and thick paper dossiers.

Arthur Steinmann sat at the head of the table. He wore a dark navy suit. He looked up from his tablet. His expression remained a mask of

frozen stone.

The executives froze. They stared at the teenage boy in the scuffed leather jacket. They stared at the girl in the faded sweatpants holding his hand. We brought the dirt and the rain of the real world into their sterile sanctuary.

“Get out, Ryder told the executives. His voice carried a low, dangerous rumble.

The men hesitated. They looked at the billionaire patriarch for instruction.

Arthur gave a brief, dismissive nod.

The executives scrambled to their feet. They gathered their tablets and rushed out of the boardroom, keeping their eyes focused on the floor. They pulled the heavy oak doors shut behind them. The click of the latch echoed in the massive space.

We stood alone with the architect of my destruction.

“You interrupt a critical financial review,” Arthur said. He folded his hands on the mahogany table. “You lack basic professional courtesy.

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And you brought a trespasser into a secure facility.”

Ryder dropped my hand. He walked the length of the massive room. He stopped at the edge of the mahogany table. He reached into his

jacket pocket. He pulled out the crumpled eviction notice. He slammed the paper down onto the polished wood.

“You leave her family alone, Ryder commanded. The raw fury in his chest vibrated through the air. “You wage war with me. You try to

break my resolve. You do not touch the diner.”

Arthur glanced at the crushed paper. He did not flinch. He viewed the confrontation as a standard business negotiation.

‘I made a generous offer, Arthur replied. He leaned back in his leather chair. “Miss Petrova rejected the offer. In the corporate sector, actions carry consequences. She chose defiance. I removed a liability from my property portfolio. It is a simple matter of real estate

management.

“It is extortion.”

“It is leverage, Arthur corrected. “I warned you about the cost of rebellion. You refuse to learn the lesson. I intend to teach it until you

understand your place.”

Ryder braced his hands on the edge of the table. He leaned forward.

“I met with the private trust lawyers yesterday,” Ryder revealed. He played his final card. “I spent the entire day digging through the legal framework of my inheritance. I found the exit clause you buried in the fine print. I possess the legal right to dissolve my stake in the holding company upon my eighteenth birthday next month. I can pull my shares. I can sell them to your biggest rival.”

The temperature in the boardroom dropped.

Arthur narrowed his eyes. The frozen lake cracked. He realized his son did not arrive to throw a teenage temper tantrum. His son arrived with a corporate dagger aimed at the heart of the legacy.

“You will tear this family empire apart?” Arthur asked. A flicker of genuine shock laced his tone.

“If you do not reinstate the diner lease by noon, I sign the preliminary paperwork today,” Ryder swore. He held his father’s cold stare. ‘1 will dismantle this company from the inside out. I will burn your legacy to ash. Call the property manager. Fix the damage.”

I watched the battle unfold. Ryder used the language of the elite. He used shares and clauses to fight for my mother’s kitchen. He put his entire future on the line to save my family.

Arthur remained silent for a long moment. He evaluated the threat. He calculated the risk. He possessed billions of dollars, but his ego demanded absolute control over his bloodline. He refused to fold to a threat from his own son.

He pivoted. He shifted the battlefield.

Arthur stood up from his chair. He smoothed the front of his tailored suit jacket. He walked around the edge of the mahogany table. He

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stopped a few feet away from Ryder.

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“You think you hold the upper hand,” Arthur said. The calculated calm returned to his voice. “You think a legal technicality grants you power. You understand nothing about survival. You live under my roof. You drive a vehicle purchased from my accounts. You eat food paid

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