The Woman Who Sold His Empire

cessful interior design firm she built with her own

t, and married to Ethan Hay

on Valley, charismatic, drive

years of shared history, Ava support

ed his mother, and Ethan swore he'd

nfaithful, Ava got 70% of his company shares and a

former intern at Ethan's company, young,

-in at his office demanding to see him

ed her as a nuisance, Ethan had a

ted his past pain, trus

ust another layer of that trust

ed a surprise, she drove to Ethan's gleam

p, a rare moment of spontaneity fo

ried to stop her, but Ava, a c

to Ethan's private offi

an's expensive silk shirts, unbuttoned lo

pen, a gift from Ava, running it slowly, sug

, a smirk playi

n walked in, a

eyes wide, first at

flustere

d. "This isn't...

, "Ethan, ba

ed Chloe, h

can you... can you just handle this? Get her

d at him,

dle

uring his business trip, and Ethan had security remov

dress his half-naked

ity was a

drive home, Ava saw Ethan take the Montblanc

ndkerchief, then pocketed it, a s

was

sure, now tainted

apped, a cold, hard cla

their safe deposit box and ret