Chapter 571

The room had fallen into a breathless silence. Every head turned toward the door, eyes widened in disbelief. Time itself seemed to stall, the tension hanging heavy in the air. “The hell… Is that—?” “Mr… Mr. Hampton?!” One of the investors finally broke the silence, his voice shaky with astonishment. His face lit up, the earlier aggression now replaced with reverence. He stumbled over his words in his eagerness. “What brings you here, sir?” Hampton… The name echoed like thunder in Eleanor’s ears. Her eyes flickered—just slightly—but the shift in her expression was undeniable. Almost on instinct, she turned slowly to look at the newcomer, her face composed yet taut with restraint. Her gaze landed on the figure in the doorway. In that moment, the world seemed to drop away. Her pupils dilated. Her fingers clenched at her sides, her shoulders trembling ever so faintly. A sharp, involuntary breath caught in her chest. And then she went still. Frozen like marble—expressionless, yet burning wi