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Chapter 63: The rescinded contract
The following morning, just before Emma could even set her handbag down on the desk, she noticed Jennifer lingering by the door of her office, shifting uncomfortably on her feet.Jennifer’s shoulders were stiff, her face pale, her lips pressed together in a thin, nervous line. It was the kind of look Emma had come to dread over the years—a look that always carried bad news.Emma froze, her instincts pricking at once. It was the silence that made her certain—Jennifer wasn’t just waiting to say “good morning.” Something had happened. Something that didn’t belong in the rhythm of an ordinary workday.Her pulse quickened. “What is it?” she asked, her voice sharper than she intended, betraying the anxiety that rushed to the surface.Jennifer’s gaze dropped briefly to the folder in her arms, then back to Emma. She opened her mouth, closed it, swallowed hard as though words might burn her throat if she released them too quickly. “It’s Enzogrande,” she finally said.Emma’s heart skipped. The
Chapter 62: The name that occurred
Danny really got furious after hearing from his cousin Michelle that Emma was getting married to Ethan, whom he knew to be an ex-convict for real. For a moment he just sat there, his face pale, his hand trembling slightly as the words sank in.Engaged. Married. To him.Just when he thought that by playing the role of savior—the man who had helped the Robbins secure the Enzogrande deal he’d finally carved a path back to Emma, it turned out she had slipped through his fingers once more. Worse still, she had chosen a man Danny considered beneath even his contempt. The insult seared his pride like acid.His mother glanced at him nervously, but Danny didn’t even notice. His mind was spinning, rage twisting into calculation.He couldn’t lose. Not to Ethan. Not to Emma’s stubborn blindness.If he wanted to hurt the Robbins where it mattered, he wouldn’t start with family drama. He would strike at the one thing that mattered to them now, the pillar on which their newfound confidence rested: t
Chapter 61: The bet remembered
“You see,” Ethan continued, his voice calm. “Loretta once made a very bold declaration. She swore that the day Emma succeeded, she would stand before her classmates and acknowledge Emma as the true beauty queen during their time in high school. Not only that, she also promised she would confess to all the cruel things she did back in school. The taunts, the lies, the sabotage… all of it.”Gasps spread across the hall like wildfire, rippling through the crowd until even those at the far end of the venue leaned in, whispering furiously. Heads turned toward Loretta, eyes narrowing with sudden recognition, as if the collective memory of her past cruelty had been jolted awake.“Wait,” one of the girls, Danielle, said slowly, her expression darkening. “I remember that. She said it at our graduation dinner, didn’t she? After Emma presented her project and you—” she pointed at Loretta, her finger trembling with indignation, “—mocked her in front of everyone.”Loretta’s tears threatened to spi
Chapter 60: The school reunion
Emma’s room became a flurry of motion the moment she ended the call. Her heart beat fast, not from excitement, but from the rush of adrenaline coursing through her veins. She had sworn before that she would never step foot in that reunion—it was nothing more than a glorified parade of shallow pride, a stage where Loretta would want to show off once more.And that very thought had terrified her. She remembered the mocking laughter, the way Loretta’s voice used to cut into her self-esteem. Poor Emma. Still chasing dreams too big for her. But now, things were different.After securing the Enzogrande contract, something in her had shifted. It was as if a weight she didn’t realize she had carried all her life had been lifted. Her confidence had bloomed, and no longer was going to let Loretta steal the show. Tonight, she would stand tall. Tonight, she would finally confront Loretta.She tore through her wardrobe, pulling out an elegant dress that shimmered under the glow of her bedroom l
Chapter 59: The serpent’s wrath
Emma's mind became a storm after Grandfather Robbins' declaration of her marriage with Ethan. She just couldn't find a reason to be at peace especially not with her grandfather’s words echoing so loudly in her ears. It may be true that she had stood up to defend Ethan in several occasions. She had even gone as far as having him released from prison, but that still didn't make it a reason for her to accept Grandfather Robbins' decision as though she didn't have a say of her own.She had even expected Ethan to decline, to give reasons why the marriage wouldn't and shouldn't happen. But Ethan had continued to disappoint her over and over again, making her wonder what exactly was going on with him, and why he seemed to be so comfortable that someone else was deciding his future.As far as she was concerned, the marriage wasn't meant to happen. All they needed to do was to wait for a month and have it annulled, and then, both parties could go their separate ways and lead their separate li
Chapter 58: Glory and shadows
Everyone laughed at Grandfather Robbins’ joke, relieved beyond words to see him seated and breathing again. What had moments earlier been a suffocating gloom inside the mansion had now transformed into an air of thanksgiving and joy.Seeing that it was the Grand Physician himself who had brought him back from the edge of death, Grandfather Robbins was deeply grateful. He clasped the old man’s hands with all the strength he could muster.“Sir… you’ve given me back my life. Tell me, how can I reward you? Anything within my power is yours.”But the Grand Physician shook his head, his expression calm, carrying that weight of wisdom that came from years of service to both kings and commoners.“There is nothing you own that can equal the price of your health,” he said firmly. “Wealth, estates, power—these are fleeting. Take care of yourself. That is the only repayment I ask.”He then prescribed a few things Grandfather Robbins must and must not do henceforth—strict dietary rules, exercises
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