"He's confident."
Dmitri's voice was quiet as he watched the live news feed on Viktor's monitor, and the screen showed James Morrison arriving at Thorne Global headquarters for the takeover ceremony.
James stepped out ofhis car in an impeccable charcoal suit, and he smiled for the cameras while reporters shouted questions about the dramatic leadership change and the coordinated law enforcement actions against his business operations.
"Of course he's confident," Marcus said from where he stood, adjusting his own tie in the mirror. "His network is attacked but not destroyed, his legal victory came through as expected, and today he gets to publicly claim everything I built. From his perspective, he's winning despite some operational setbacks."
Aria checked her concealed weapon one final time. "That confidence is going to destroy him. He's so focused on his moment of triumph that he's not seeing the real threat."
