I Found A New Wife On The Day Of My Divorce

Chapter 10: The New Empire

"The acquisition is complete, Chairman Knight."

Marcus's voice was crisp, cutting through the heavy silence of the limousine as we glided away from the Gala’s glowing entrance. I didn't look back at the chaos I had left behind, but the reflection in the tinted window told me everything I needed to see. Sarah was a crumpled heap on the sidewalk, her hands clutching at the air where my car had been, while Bradley was being pinned against a brick wall by debt collectors who had been tipped off about his location.

"As I suspected, the Miller Group was a hollow shell held together by pride and stolen funds," I said, tapping the screen of my tablet to finalize the liquidation orders. "They thought they could survive by cutting me out, but they didn't realize I was the only thing holding their foundation in place."

"They are already filing for bankruptcy protection," Marcus noted, his eyes fixed on his own device. "But with your signatures on these contracts, that protection is gone. You own their debt, their assets, and their family name."

"Then let them burn," I replied. "I spent three years playing the fool for a woman who couldn't see a king standing in front of her. It’s time she learns that when you betray a man like me, you don’t just lose a husband—you lose your entire world."

Seraphina leaned into me, her silk gown rustling against my suit. She didn't look at me with the fake adoration Sarah used to offer; she looked at me with the sharp, calculated respect of an equal. "That was a good show, Xavier. The way she looked when the Head of Security bowed to you... I think that was worth more than the fifty million we spent on the takeover."

"My pleasure was in the silence that followed her realization," I said, sliding my arm around Seraphina. "The moment she understood that the 'useless' man she dumped was the one person who could have saved her."

"The real work starts now," Seraphina whispered, her eyes glowing with ambition. "The Vance-Knight merger will make us the most powerful entity on the coast. But you know as well as I do that your father's enemies won't sit idly by while you build this empire. They’ll come for you, Xavier. And they’ll come for me."

"Let them come," I said, my voice dropping to a low, dangerous rumble. "I’ve spent three years hiding in the shadows, learning every weakness this city has to offer. They think they’re hunting a lion, but they’re walking into a trap I’ve been building since the day Sarah threw my belongings onto the street."

My phone buzzed with a final notification. A photo from the front gates of the Miller estate: Sarah’s father, the man who used to make me wash his car, was standing on his porch as my legal team served him the eviction papers. His face was a mask of pure, unadulterated terror.

I pressed "Confirm" on the final acquisition of their family home, effectively making the Miller family homeless by midnight. As I did, a second message flashed on the screen—a restricted video file from an unknown sender. I clicked play. The grainy footage showed my father’s final moments in a hospital bed, and a familiar voice whispering in his ear: "Don't worry about Xavier. We've already ensured his wife will lead him to his own ruin."

I felt the blood in my veins turn to ice. I looked at Seraphina, who was still smiling beautifully at me, and I realized the game of revenge had just entered a much deeper, more lethal level. I wasn't just fighting for respect anymore; I was fighting a war that had started long before I met Sarah.