He Shattered Her Love, She Forged An Empire

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had never seen before wept o

mask of contrition,

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f sheer madness, a

told me... he said you tw

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fore turning back to Ava, his expression s

I was tricked, Ava, manipulated. You kn

around the familiar room, her gaze linger

riage, it was the planned merger of Thompson Holdings an

histories, their futur

e, their childhoods spent in the

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her hand. "This woman... she preyed on a moment of weakness,

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parents, their hope

f the life th

ide, now felt like a burden, cataloging

about this... situation?" Ava a

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would help me make it right

to do whatever it takes to rectify her mistake. She' s a

man, who nodded eage

pson. Anything.

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than' s smaller transgressions, his occa

larger, but the stak

hat made her a valuable asset to Thompson

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race her, but s

d. "For the sake of Thompson Holdings and St

a small, cold knot f

forgive, to manage,

eigned remorse, the woman'

of their life together, and Ava knew, with a cert

the transfer, draf

the merger, prot

eved in their childhood sweetheart na