He Shattered Her Love, She Forged An Empire

sumably to make his own calls regard

ightly as she found the

e days. They were business competitors, their rivalry sharp bu

those he valued, and most i

ring, his voice calm and dir

. Everything alright with

a steadyi

ve a business proposal that I thin

n, professional, despi

tting-edge tech. I' m prepared to offer you highly favorable terms

ther end. Noah was shrewd,

? This doesn' t sound like

ed to extricate myself from a situation. With Ethan

ts of the evening, omitting no ugly detai

on her abdomen ag

ption. When she finished, the

s suddenly sharper, the casual to

lat. "The engagement is over. I ne

ess and personal crises. "Thompson Holdings has been very quiet about that. If the te

ick it to Ethan Sterling? That'

ituation, Ava felt a flicker

re in?"

New York in a few hours. My security team is discreet and efficient.

relief washing over her. "The terms wi

Noah said. "Just stay safe. I' l

her. The fear was still there, but it wa

orn of necessity, but his immediate, un

Sterling was not just

rang. Ethan. He must have flo

mix of feigned remorse and unde

t. But we talked. I may have... lost control f

silent, let

oldness, your immediate dismissal

ng. Class

ng now would be catastrophic. For Thompson, fo

solve hardening with

, Ethan," she said,

ned silence, the

Ava. I' ll tell the world you' re unstable, that you'

said softly, and

mber. The break wa

ing, and Ethan Sterling