The turbulence in Ethan Group no longer felt like a crisis—it felt like a full-scale siege.

For the first time in weeks, Ethan found himself staring not at reports or scandals, but at a digital dashboard of stock movements. The numbers shifted like a living organism, pulsing and pulling in one direction:

Acquisition.

Not gradual buying.

Not opportunistic trading.

It was a systematic, calculated move. Someone was quietly gathering enormous portions of Ethan Group stock—enough to threaten its sovereignty.

Ethan pushed away from his desk and paced across his office, tension wrapped around him like a second skin.

“Whoever’s behind this… they’re not just trying to destabilize us,” Ethan muttered....