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."

early wins from Nora's investments brought The Williams Group back from the brink, earning her a core of fiercely loyal supporters. Whatever decision she made, they backed her

loyalist, there were just as many who dismissed her-convinced Nora's success was pure luck, not skill. To them, she was just a woman dabbling in business, stumbling onto a few big wins by accident. As far as they were concerned,

by Nora herself. Even the seed money for those investments didn't come from company coffers it came from Nora's

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

Nora mortgaged the Williams family estate. She sold off nearly every valuable antique, gemstone,

backed her from the start, they

willing

investments finally paid off, plenty of

profits straight back into The Williams Group. Because it was her own

way, it worked

old guard began to accept her. There were always those who looked down Nora, but there were just as many who admired her sharp

on

loyalists remained unshakable. No matter what Skyler tried, he couldn't loosen

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