41 Desperate Measures

Alex barely glanced up as Nathan fumed in his office. “If you’re going to make a fool of yourself, don’t expect my sympathy. Now leave; I’ve got work to do.”

Reaching his breaking point, Nathan stormed out, vowing to unearth dirt on Alex. “You’ll regret this. I’ll expose whatever you’re hiding,” he threatened, his mind whirling with plans for retribution.

Unperturbed, Alex remained focused on his work, secure in his clean record with Emma throughout their marriage. Nathan’s antics were just a minor irritant compared to the shock of Emma’s divorce

request

That afternoon, Nathan issued a bold public statement, refusing to apologize and suggesting Emma was no angel herself. His accusations backfired, unleashing a fresh wave of public condemnation. Boycotts against his company’s products began trending online almost immediately,

Still determined to bring down Emma and all she stood for, Nathan hired an expensive private investigator to track Emma’s movements. However, the investigator’s report was disappointingly mundane, detailing nothing but Emma’s routine life.

lack of scandal. “How could a billionaire like Emma have

phone rang. It was Lillian calling on the phone. “I’ve

Interested?”

him to listen. He pressed a button on his phone, secretly

for days over this, and all I’ve found is Emma’s boringly perfect life. My business is plummeting fast; if I don’t do anything about it, I may go bankrupt soon. And now you want to

going about it the wrong way! Perfect? Emma’s far from it. I’ve got something on her that will turn

know!”

He played along,

me what you’ve got. But make it good. I’m

photos was sent his way. But upon opening them, Nathan’s frustration grew. The images were innocuous, showing

useless, Lillian. You think staged photos will bring down

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