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CHAPTER 13
After the whole drama of the evening, the party was set to get started.But then, Richard had an important unfinished business to attend to. Michelle had wanted him to stay until the end but it was not possible as he had to attend to his business immediately.“I’ll be home soon,” he promised.Marty waved enthusiastically, still riding the high of the night’s events, and Richard smiled faintly at him, lifting a hand in return. He got into his car and shut the door with a soft but final click. For a brief second, he rested his hands on the steering wheel, his eyes fixed ahead, breathing slow and measured. He thought of Michelle’s trusting gaze, of Marty’s proud smile, and then his thoughts shifted, sliding into darker territory.Richard started the engine and pulled onto the road, the city lights rushing past him as he drove farther away from the gala venue. The streets grew less crowded the deeper he went, the noise of celebration replaced by the hum of tires against asphalt and the d
CHAPTER 12
Michelle stood very still for a moment after everything finally settled, as if her heart needed time to catch up with what her eyes had just witnessed.She realized that she felt protected in a way she had not felt in a very long time.“Thank you,” she muttered. Richard turned to her, and for a brief moment, the authority in his gaze softened. His eyes held hers, steady and reassuring, and he nodded once, as if what he had done required no thanks at all.Michelle shook her head slightly, still trying to process everything, still trying to fit the pieces together in her mind. She could not believe it. Her husband was not just an ordinary man. The way Richard had spoken to Carlo Moretti, the confidence that did not waver even for a second, it was something that could not be faked.She had seen powerful men before. She had dealt with them in meetings, watched them make threats and watched them crumble when things did not go their way. But Richard had been different. He had not raised hi
CHAPTER 11
Everyone in the hall was still filled with disbelief when the video finished playing, and for a brief moment, it felt as though the entire world had paused just to absorb what had just happened. The murmurs that followed were louder than before, no longer filled with mockery or suspicion, but with awe, shock, and a growing sense of fear for the man who stood calmly beside Michelle Donovan.Phones began to vibrate all around the hall, not just Michelle’s this time, but those of investors, reporters, influencers, board members, and guests all around. Screens lit up one after the other as notifications flooded in at a pace that felt unreal. News outlets were updating their headlines in real time. Social media feeds refreshed endlessly. The same name that had been dragged through the mud minutes ago was now being defended with ferocity.Michelle’s phone buzzed nonstop in her hand. She barely had time to read one message before another popped up, and then another, and another. Her heart w
CHAPTER 10
Richard stood at the center of the chaos and slowly, he reached up and adjusted the collar of his jacket.Michelle stood rooted to the spot, her heart still pounding violently in her chest. Her fingers trembled around Marty’s hand, but she did not let go. She stared at Richard with wide eyes, seeing him in an entirely new light now, as though the man standing before her was both familiar and completely unknown at the same time. There was strength in him she had sensed before, but this was something else entirely.Isabella, on the other hand, looked like she had seen a ghost.Her mouth hung slightly open, her face pale beneath layers of makeup. She clutched Chris’s arm tightly, her fingers digging into his sleeve. Chris himself was still recovering from the shock of being slapped, both physically and in pride. His cheek burned, and his eyes were filled with a mixture of rage and disbeliefRichard ignored all the gazes. He slipped his hand into his pocket, pulled out his phone, and glan
CHAPTER 9
Michelle stared at her phone in complete disbelief, her eyes scanning the screen over and over again as though the words might rearrange themselves into something less destructive, into something that did not threaten to pull her entire life apart in a matter of minutes.She had known Chris Washington was powerful. But even then, she had not truly believed his threat could be this deadly, this immediate and so brutally effective. She had thought there would be warnings, negotiations, maybe a few days of pressure before things escalated.She had been wrong.Her phone kept buzzing in her trembling hand. Message after message poured in without pause.“How could you do such a thing?” her father’s text read.Her chest tightened painfully as she stared at his name on the screen. Her father had always been a proud man, obsessed with reputation and legacy. She could already imagine the look on his face as he read the scandal plastered across news sites.Another message followed almost immedia
CHAPTER 8
The murmurs in the hall grew louder the moment Chris finished speaking.Everyone in that room knew who Chris Washington was. He was not a man who made empty threats. When Chris Washington said he would ruin something, it usually happened within minutes. The guests exchanged uneasy glances. Some shook their heads slowly while others leaned closer, whispering about how bad the situation was for MichelleIn all their gossip, most of them were certain of one thing - Michelle Donovan would reinstate Isabella.She had to. GLAM was her life’s work. After years of building connections, nurturing talent and fighting her way to the top of the modelling industry, there was no way she would let her loyalty to one man, no matter how much she loved him, to destroy everything she had built.Isabella stood tall again, confidence returning to her posture. Her lips curved into a small, satisfied smile as she waited for Michelle to do the sensible thing.But Michelle did not seem to panic.Just then, th
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