THE WIFE HE BETRAYED BECAME HIS GREATEST REGRET

beneath the glass walls, bright and busy under the midday sun. Normally, the view always calmed him but today it irritated him. His pho

he announced the divorce, he remembered the moment she removed her wedding ring and

e on the ground begging as if he was begging for her life instead, she had looked at him as though something inside he

n had threatened the upcoming merger, and he could not afford uncertainty and Victoria on the other had promised him that sh

so she had to be discarded for Victoria to shin

ounded at

me

ficer, Martin Cole, en

e need to discuss

ooked up

abou

d the tablet

ecords. A private investment company connected to Margaret

expressio

aret

es

sto

earing abou

o have been triggered by a recent chan

hing the. he asked, very quie

n hes

nor H

d between them

stared

Eleanor

ebrows lift

rmer wif

s jaw t

e. Tell me exact

leanor may gain voting rights through Hayes Meridian Investments. Depending on the f

lked to t

d the occasional question about his work, she had never mentioned owning shares and s

ence could she

ablish that but the stake is signifi

turned

the transfer has

eady made

nd

yer refused to

s eyes

s the

el Fo

gal department this time. Find out what rights Eleanor may acquir

in n

erst

the door, but Ad

more

turne

ectly. Not until we know exa

cour

ent was supposed to separate their lives cleanly. He had expected her to leave with whatever personal belongings she wanted and accept the se

message from Victoria

We need to celebra

from his life, instead, he might have handed that problem a key to his empire and somewhere across the city, Eleanor Hayes was sitting wit

ieved she had finally won. She had spent three years watching another woman occupy the position she wanted. Three years of attending events beside Adrian while Eleanor stoo

egretted choosing her. She entered the penthouse without waiting for the

ria

the dini

at his phone with a troubled expression. The table had been arranged with whit

topped in

someone looks as though he h

glanc

wor

elebratio

thing im

he champagne

portant

her a ti

oria

and walked

am only te

cheek against his chest. Adrian allowed the embrace

nd stared at him. She had always been good at r

ng about Elean

dy sti

't s

ying his face. "I'm simply wondering why you look so wor

ot wor

what a

us

he two of them sitting together, laughing about the future, discussing their engagement, and finally enjoying the freedom they had supposedly

nt to talk about your

cto

celeb

ted her

finally getting rid of ever

h himself to lift his own glas

uture." H

, Victoria took a sip

t happen

do you

your family, my family, the pr

hought about

r glass. "You haven

merger to

f an entire ballroom." She gave him a pointed look. "I think

n exh

uss it when the m

he

I have

om when she has her eye on something, she gets it no matter what, she is good at manipulat

e smile

darling. W

ound the tabl

l me som

tly took the se

ha

leanor

d at her

ld you a

saw her face when you

ned the

tilted

n't what

said

a leane

ould make a scene, perhaps beg you to recon

he marriage

d s

expressio

picked up

uld understand that things have cha

want to spend lunch

as though she's s

ed harder than

shed his

e a me

a stare

re lea

e back

vited me to cel

ite you to in

ice wa

d the door, her fingers tighten

after him. "Go an

und, he stepped out

ill then she placed her glass

your marriage was not enough, now I am determ

arently, she had underestimated how difficult it would be to

ecause if Eleanor thought that signing divorce papers meant she could suddenly return and threaten Victoria's future, the

e her stand taller. Her hair fell in polished waves around her shoulders, and her makeup was elegant but striking, a pair of small diamond earrings completed the look, her appea

derstand how the person she loved could destroy her in public. The Eleanor standing in front of the

e rang and s

el

s. Hayes," Dani

checked

ne in the afte

ood aft

time that da

tte

you that the transfe

smile di

plet

d, and the ownership records have been updated. Margaret Hayes Capital is now unde

sat down

eft behind by an older woman who loved her but today, she was the controlling owner of a

mean for me righ

's constitution and the shareholder agreements. You are also entitled

ch r

xecutive

r was

l con

er the company, not merely receive its financial assets, there are employees, active inves

nd walked towa

ny empl

team. The company is relatively lean

been ru

of the board, they were instructed to maintain ope

y know a

nsfer is complete. Your first board b

lanced at

me less th

prefer to p

N

so quickly tha

ponsibility. You don't have to

his to prove any

her reflection

it because

aniel said, "Your grandmother wo

aret sitting in her garden, correcting her posture whenever she slouched and

ition makes you difficult to love, Eleanor. T

od those words then

statements, the current investment portfolio, the shareholder

rig

Dan

es

ented. No verbal promises, no missing files, and no one

arrang

oo

wardrobe and removed a slim leather handbag. She placed her

husband to defeat, not with tears, no

t of the company, it was big and beautiful, she looke

over her mouth and then she head inside, and then she i

overlooking the city when Eleanor entered, the conversation around the long conference tabl

of the table, glanced at his w

Hay

the empty chair at t

es

interim managing directo

I haven't kep

ndbag beside the

leared hi

ul to establish what you know about the com

ful," Eleanor repli

assumed that because Eleanor had been married to Adrian Blackwood, she would be more interested in her personal affairs than t

ts across several sectors, including property, logistics, manufacturing, and financial services. Its most conseq

ting expenses, voting rights, outstanding obligations, and t

past a section on the Black

ba

up. "To wh

mer

to the pre

tudied th

f this transact

ve it access to new international markets," Richard explained.

ted by

d hesi

team and the advisers inv

al independently reviewed

was completed before you

wh

s investment

ave thei

es

want to

rd no

urned ano

our position

epending on the final transaction structure and the applicab

uld

el to confirm the pr

confir

ation to argue, it was like she has completely bec

folded h

y I ask a pers

may

. Blackwood going to affect how

m becam

oked direc

ter. My responsibility to this

ask because the t

this company as a personal toy, and I will not allow anyone to treat it as an extension o

d around

atens this company, I will oppose it. I don't care who proposed

everyone stared at her a

nor

tment, every pending transaction, and every agreement involving Blackwo

halfway fro

al amount of work to

star

settled

Ric

Ms.

temporary complication. I am the

ed up he

excuse me, I hav

an who had entered the room was not a helpless heiress who had inherited money she could barely understand

d no longer sit quietly in

lackwood received a message

Capital has been completed. Eleanor

t once th

oking," h

d on the other s

afrai

n loo

ecome CEO

e already in place. The trans

she know abou

n't kn

nd

n hes

another de

s eyes

at

documentation relating to the proposed merger,

an s

de the

ean

her about finance. The woman who had once asked him to explain a financial report because she wanted to understand what he did all day. He would give her excus

o my business and start givi

e his words

holder. Depending on the agreements, she may

expressio

e gets nothing she

cour

ery agreement connected to Marg

nodded

simplify his life, instead, Eleanor had acquired a position f

his phone a

mind to face me, huuuh you don't k

en the call went to voicemail. H

ared at t

ppeared mom

is concerns Margaret Hayes Capital, please contact m

w tigh

ped a

this persona

rived less than

ou destroyed my reputation i

is side of her or perhaps he had seen it once or twice and dis

ed his

on available concerning

ts have been properly transferred, we canno

nd anoth

me to challeng

ou to protect

was a

erst

he looked at Eleanor's

is bus

of war, he would show her that he had not built an empire

elves containing investment reports, legal files, and financial records. A large desk

young woman named Natalie,

tarted asking questions abo

inued readin

ques

Blackwood influenced your appointment as CEO, and

finally

rmed my appoin

ued an official

s office will comment

ie no

erst

I have assumed leadership of Margaret Hayes Capita

, ma

turned t

thing," El

ie st

ings responded to o

t y

unsel. Give them the appropriat

hand

ed. She was angry, hurt and there were moments when the memory of Adrian's face still made her chest ache but she refused to let

Blackwood family crawl on th

voting stake that could affect the future of his empire so it would not be easy. She would need to learn quickly, make difficult decisions, and surround herself w

one vi

umber appeared, it was anot

nto the past. Your grandmo

enshot. Attaining the Hayes company may come with a price too but Eleanor is a fast thinker. The sender

, someone knew Eleanor had inherited the company

l had given her. Two men who stood side by side

Blackwoods to

her phone and

o, El

to do someth

t is

Blackwood. Every letter, every agreement, every financial recor

y take s

star

of those records may contain informati

the message

hat people are warning me

fell

contact

es

message and send me a copy. I'll

wil

Ele

es

randfather and the Blackwoods, it appears tha

ive without Adrian but she had been wrong. Her battle was only beginning and this time, she would not be the woman standing outside the ballroom

he walked into Blackwood Holdings, she would not be arriving as his wife, she wou