Chapter 332

Empire Mall — the flashiest, most luxurious shopping center in the South. This place was massive, glittery like royalty, and the inside? Pure over-the-top extravagance. All the biggest international brands had flagship stores here — fashion, jewelry, fine dining, entertainment — you could easily spend an entire day here and still not cover everything. And all of this? Owned by the Obsidian Chamber. Nina Hale and a few of her partners from the Chamber had built this place up. The mall brought in billions every year, and ever since it opened, the business zone around Obsidian HQ had exploded too. At this point? It was right up there with the most elite shopping areas globally. Every square foot was worth a fortune. But Nina and Blair Vaughan never really planned to expand this mall much further. Sure, the billions in profits were impressive, but not enough to make them drop everything in the Chamber and shift focus. The Obsidian Chamber kept a low profile, but its reach into commercial a