• Chapter 4

  • Chapter 4

  • Ethan, disgusted, released her and stepped back: “Get out. I don’t want to see you right now?

  • Emily wasn’t ruined.

  • He first saw me years ago at a business gala.

  • I was eighteen, standing beside my father, radiating youthful innocence yet holding my own among the business elite.

  • At twenty–five, Ethan had been instantly captivated.

  • The next time he saw me, his princess had been dragged through the mud.

  • Originally, he had only been tasked with acquiring Wilson Group by his father, a move that would solidify his position as the new head of Ford Enterprises.

  • He thought that by buying Wilson Group, he could eventually hand it back to me, giving him a reason to stay close.

  • But somewhere along the way, things went horribly wrong.

  • He had gone abroad for a brief trip, and when he returned, my father’s company had collapsed, and he had jumped to his death.

  • I had been assaulted, left with severe depression, and the perpetrators were still at large.

  • Emily wasn’t ruined.

  • It was because of him that I bore this shame, this unbearable weight.

  • Ethan sat alone in the living room until late into the night.

  • He remembered coming home one evening to find me sitting in the dark, just like this.

  • A strange ache filled his chest.

  • Emily, what will it take for you to come back?

  • 10:43

  • 76.1%

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  • because of

  • had been a mistake, a

  • and he

  • that a man of his status was

  • marriage belonged

  • of Ethan Ford, the wealthiest man in New York, wasn’t

  • were a tangled mess, and he poured himself a drink to numb the

  • before he could sort through his emotions, a greater crisis struck.

  • assistant alerted him to

  • Enterprises were

  • to executive misconduct and even

  • competitors spreading rumors, it would have been manageable, but the evidence was solid–documents, transaction records, and even video proof.

  • one of these scandals could have crippled Ford Enterprises. All

  • blow.

  • hadn’t been paying attention to the news and hadn’t acted quickly to control the

  • time he sobered up,

  • were put on hold as he scrambled to handle

  • PR disaster, the company’s cash flow began

  • had spooked Ford’s major creditors, who started tightening

  • up Ford’s short–term debt.

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  • in a foul mood, was overwhelmed by the relentless blows.

  • members of his technical staff

  • placate them, but they left anyway.

  • the executive scandals spreading, the remaining leadership at Ford Enterprises split into factions, turning on each other in

  • was at his

  • continued, Ford Enterprises would face a

  • the companies that bought the short–term debt demanded early

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