Unexpected Husband, Unexpected Freedom Won

Unexpected Husband, Unexpected Freedom Won

Gavin

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The green blur of the NYSE ticker board was moments from displaying NexusAI, the culmination of my life' s work. But then, Richard Sterling, my notorious former mentor, appeared, demanding I put his scandalous son, Julian, on my board, or he' d tank my IPO. This was the ninth time; a product launch, a funding round, all held hostage at the last critical second, his network ready to poison the well. He left me stranded, just as a tech gossip headline flashed: "My favorite tech genius is about to get married to her project. So heartbroken!" Liam, my rival and the source of the quote, was my last resort. Fifteen minutes and a frantic blur of rerouted documents later, the bell rang, and 'NexusAI' flashed on the board-with Liam as my new, impromptu partner. We barely made it, securing my freedom from Richard's tyrannical grasp, or so I thought. Later, in his car, Richard attempted to reassert control, offering me exclusive gifts as a transactional "peace offering," a ritual I knew far too well. Then came the sinister news: Julian' s fiancée, Isabella, needed a blood transfusion, and Richard insisted her rare blood type matched mine, demanding I donate. He even offered me his hand in marriage, a grotesque bribe, to control me once more. When I refused, he sent burly security guards to forcibly drag me to the hospital' s donation room, intending to drain me literally and figuratively. Just as the needle hovered over my vein, the door burst open. Liam, pure fury in his eyes, stormed in, having heard my desperate screams from his pocket-dialed phone. "Get your hands off my wife," he snarled, revealing our secret marriage and pulling out the marriage certificate. Richard' s face crumpled, the truth unraveling everything he thought he controlled. As I gathered my last belongings from the apartment Richard had given Isabella, I found a diamond earring and a repair receipt in my desk. The receipt was in Richard's name, confirming a horrifying truth: the baby Isabella was carrying was Richard' s, not Julian' s. The fortress Richard built was not for protection, but to hide a monstrous secret. I walked away from the crumbling empire, leaving Richard and Julian in its ruins. Now, with Liam by my side, I' m building something truly mine, a future where freedom and partnership are the only assets I' ll ever need.

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The green blur of the NYSE ticker board was moments from displaying NexusAI, the culmination of my life' s work.

But then, Richard Sterling, my notorious former mentor, appeared, demanding I put his scandalous son, Julian, on my board, or he' d tank my IPO.

This was the ninth time; a product launch, a funding round, all held hostage at the last critical second, his network ready to poison the well.

He left me stranded, just as a tech gossip headline flashed: "My favorite tech genius is about to get married to her project. So heartbroken!"

Liam, my rival and the source of the quote, was my last resort.

Fifteen minutes and a frantic blur of rerouted documents later, the bell rang, and 'NexusAI' flashed on the board-with Liam as my new, impromptu partner.

We barely made it, securing my freedom from Richard's tyrannical grasp, or so I thought.

Later, in his car, Richard attempted to reassert control, offering me exclusive gifts as a transactional "peace offering," a ritual I knew far too well.

Then came the sinister news: Julian' s fiancée, Isabella, needed a blood transfusion, and Richard insisted her rare blood type matched mine, demanding I donate.

He even offered me his hand in marriage, a grotesque bribe, to control me once more.

When I refused, he sent burly security guards to forcibly drag me to the hospital' s donation room, intending to drain me literally and figuratively.

Just as the needle hovered over my vein, the door burst open.

Liam, pure fury in his eyes, stormed in, having heard my desperate screams from his pocket-dialed phone.

"Get your hands off my wife," he snarled, revealing our secret marriage and pulling out the marriage certificate.

Richard' s face crumpled, the truth unraveling everything he thought he controlled.

As I gathered my last belongings from the apartment Richard had given Isabella, I found a diamond earring and a repair receipt in my desk.

The receipt was in Richard's name, confirming a horrifying truth: the baby Isabella was carrying was Richard' s, not Julian' s.

The fortress Richard built was not for protection, but to hide a monstrous secret.

I walked away from the crumbling empire, leaving Richard and Julian in its ruins.

Now, with Liam by my side, I' m building something truly mine, a future where freedom and partnership are the only assets I' ll ever need.

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