Aurelia crossed her arms, her expression hardening as her voice grew colder. “You will leave with nothing. Not one dollar, not one asset, nothing at all.”A heavy silence spread across the gym as her words settled in. Even Clara looked stunned by the blunt cruelty of the statement.Alexander stared at Aurelia, disbelief flickering briefly in his eyes before it faded.“What did you just say?” he asked quietly.Aurelia lifted her chin, completely certain of herself.“The company belongs to me. The villa belongs to me. The money belongs to me,” she said, emphasizing each point. “You walk away with nothing.”Something inside Alexander finally broke, not because of the money, but because of what her words revealed.For three years, he had given everything he had. He had poured in his time, his effort, his loyalty, his dignity, and even his future.Yet she now stood in front of him as if he had contributed nothing at all, as if he had simply been living off her generosity.A low laugh escap