The Velvet Hand
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Last published Sat, Jun 14, 2025
In the heart of Makati's gleaming towers and designer boutiques, Julius "Jules" Santillian III is the epitome of success: a sharp, impeccably dressed wealth advisor with a taste for the finer things - and a secret darker than his tailored suits.
Beneath the velvet exterior lies a man who sees the world as a game of control, where power is currency and morality is just another transaction. In a city obsessed with status and appearance, Jules navigates the cutthroat corridors of privilege, testing the limits of charm, influence, and violence - all with the calm precision of a killer whose touch is as soft as velvet but just as lethal.
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