Blaze of Betrayal, Rebirth of Love

He zipped up the small duffel bag on the larg

lder man' s anger had subsided,

ment of anger and a foolish girl' s mistake destroy everything. We can fix

cted him gently. "But

k laptop sitting on th

and the phase-two integration schematics. The AI is self-learning and self-correcting. As long as no one interferes with its core programmi

wasn't a boast; it was a statement of fact. He had built an engine that co

' t stand being ignor

ve with nothing. The clothes on your back are from the Sterling family. That car you drive was a gift

x, a flicker of amusement i

Everything else was charity. You should sign over all your shares and give back the keys to

demand, designed to st

ry single thing he has. The shares he holds are for the patents he pers

ee what Olivia would do. H

"If Ethan wants a clean break, it should be a completely clean

hing, just to appease her manipulative lover and erase any trace of her own obligatio

ease. He was finally seeing them for who they truly

an said with

tificate from his briefcase, and signed it over without a moment' s hesitatio

for a luxury sports car, one for a beautiful mod

to unbutton his

oing?" Mr. Sterling as

owing pile. He undid his cufflinks-solid gold, a gift from Mr. Sterling

ace for the first time. The sheer absurdity and completene

s undershirt and trousers. He then slipped off his expensive Ita

rappings of the wealth he had created. He was jus

ever felt mo

he asked, his voice quiet but carr

tory turning to ash in his mouth.

were the only two things he had brought with him when he first entere

feet silent on the plush Per

t, the cool night air on his skin. He heard Mr. Sterling ca

k door and walked out into the darkness, leaving the S