The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Stella's voice broke through his thoughts.

"So, all of The Williams Group's ventures in artificial intelligence, microchips, clean energy, and solar tech—those were all investments my mother made back in the day?"

Skyler nodded. "That's right. Your mother had an incredible eye for potential.

According to the company's old guard, she personally spent half a year vetting those companies. She believed those industries were the future, but at the time, it was the golden age for traditional sectors. The board and senior partners fought hard against Nora, insisting the company should stick to safer, more lucrative fields.

They thought it made more sense to invest where the profits were already flowing.

But Nora saw it differently. She argued that the booming markets were already crowded. Even if you succeeded there, you'd just be fighting for a slice of an over- shared pie. It was a waste of time.

The Williams Group was torn apart by endless arguments about where to put its money.

In the end, it was your mother who stood her ground. She pushed through the opposition and invested anyway."

earning her a core of fiercely loyal supporters. Whatever decision she made,

woman dabbling in business, stumbling onto a few big wins by accident. As far as they were concerned, that didn't prove

the capital that stabilized the company was almost entirely earned by Nora herself. Even the seed money for those investments didn't come from company coffers it

the board flatly refused to let Nora use company funds for what

estate. She sold off nearly every valuable antique, gemstone, and luxury item the family owned. Even the

if the Williams Group had backed her from the start, they could have

no one was willing to

finally paid off, plenty of people

into The Williams Group. Because it was her own money, she called the shots. She had

a way, it worked

in stabilizing the company, some of the old guard began to accept her. There were always those who looked down Nora, but there were just as many who admired her sharp instincts. Cóntent belongs

on

Group all those years ago, her loyalists remained unshakable. No matter what Skyler tried, he couldn't loosen the hold she had over

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