Chapter 2: The Betrayal Runs Deep

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• After Divorce, I became the CEO of my Ex-Husband's Company    Chapter two hundred and four

  Sophia’s POVThe rain hadn’t stopped. It drummed steadily against the windshield as the car pulled away from the restaurant, rhythmic and relentless—much like the thoughts running through my mind.I sat in the back seat, fingers clasped tightly in my lap, watching the blurred city lights smear across the glass. Beside me, Alex was silent, his posture deceptively relaxed but I knew him too well to be fooled. His jaw was clenched, eyes fixed forward like he could see the next fight barreling toward us.Damian had given us a sliver of ground. Just enough to think we might have influence but I wasn’t naïve. Leverage with men like him was temporary—fickle as the wind and just as dangerous.“You didn’t have to speak up the way you did,” I said finally, my voice breaking the silence. “He would’ve listened to me.”Alex turned, brows furrowed. “He respects strength and he doesn’t think you have the stomach for mercy.”A dry laugh escaped me. “Funny. I thought that’s what he thought of you.”“H

• After Divorce, I became the CEO of my Ex-Husband's Company    Chapter two hundred and three

  Alex’s POVThe silence didn’t feel like mercy. It felt like bait.We ducked into the underbrush, the ATV humming low as it coasted to a stop beneath the shadow of gnarled trees. My pulse throbbed in my ears. Sophia held still, her fingers still curled around the wheel like she hadn’t yet convinced herself we were out of range.“Are we clear?” I asked, my voice low.She didn’t answer immediately. Her eyes swept the forest, scanning for movement, for drones, for heat signatures. Then, finally, she gave a short nod.“For now.”I exhaled and leaned back, pain radiating from my shoulder like fire licking bone. My shirt was damp with sweat despite the chill, and the sling cut into my skin with every jolt from the ATV. But I wasn’t about to complain. We’d gotten the data.More than that—we’d survived.Sophia pulled the drive from her jacket and turned it over in her hand, thumb brushing over the metal casing like it was sacred. Maybe it was. Proof of what Damian had done. Names, faces, evide

• After Divorce, I became the CEO of my Ex-Husband's Company    Chapter 202

  Sophia’s POVMorning came as a pale suggestion behind thick clouds. The world outside Lena’s shop was wet, silent, and bracing. Fog clung to the treetops like a warning, but I didn’t have time for omens. We had twelve hours, and every minute counted.I moved quietly, checking the gear Lena had left us: the suppressors, the plasma charges, two lightweight handguns, extra mags, and a portable comms unit, it wasn't much, but enough. It had to be.Alex stirred from the mattress as I was loading the last clip.“You’re up early,” he mumbled, pushing himself upright. His sling was still in place, but the lines of pain around his mouth had deepened overnight.“Didn’t sleep,” I said simply.He didn’t push. Instead, he pulled his shirt back on, gritting his teeth through the motion. “Tunnel scout?”“Drone came back an hour ago, Lena checked it herself. The tunnel’s dry……..Mostly.”“Mostly?”I shot him a grim smile. “Only ankle-deep water in the first hundred yards. After that, we’ll need to cli

• After Divorce, I became the CEO of my Ex-Husband's Company    Chapter 201

  Sophia’s POVThe road stretched out like a vein through the wilderness, cracked and narrow, barely more than a forgotten scar on the map. Trees leaned in close, branches slick with rain and heavy with secrets. The storm had moved on, but the air still held its charge, like it hadn’t quite decided whether to start again.Alex drove with one hand, the other resting uselessly in the sling. His jaw was tight, eyes scanning the road, muscles taut even as silence filled the car. But it wasn’t the silence of tension—it was the silence of understanding. We didn’t need to speak. Not yet. Not after what had passed between us in the clearing.I rolled the window down a few inches. The scent of wet earth filled the space between us, sharp and real. Every breath I took felt like a rebellion, a reminder that we were still here, still moving forward.“Carson Ridge is another twenty miles,” Alex said. “We’ll need to move fast once we’re there.”“I know.”He glanced at me. “You think she’ll actually h

• After Divorce, I became the CEO of my Ex-Husband's Company    Chapter 200

  Sophia’s POVThe storm broke just after dawn.We’d taken a detour south—off the main grid, skirting patrols and surveillance drones—until the world thinned out into silence. No more alarms, no more gunfire. Just the soft, rhythmic hush of rain against the windshield and the steady hum of the engine as we pulled off an old forest service road and into a forgotten clearing.Alex killed the lights and engine, letting the world settle. Trees stood like silent sentries around us, the canopy dense enough to muffle the rain, but not enough to hide us if someone knew where to look but they didn’t……Not yet.We had eighteen hours left before hell caught up but for now—for this stolen hour—we stopped running.I pushed open the door and stepped into the cool wet morning. The air smelled like pine, damp earth, and ozone. A clean scent, untouched by blood or smoke or betrayal. It didn’t feel real, none of it did.Alex joined me after a second. He said nothing, just leaned against the hood of the ca

• After Divorce, I became the CEO of my Ex-Husband's Company    Chapter 199

  Alex’s POVThe second the feed cut out, I rerouted all surveillance away from the sublevel and into black-zone protocol. No traces, no backups. If Damian traced it, all he’d find was static.Sophia’s calm unnerved me. I’d seen her fight through a broken femur and still clear a corridor of armed targets in under a minute but that face—the one she wore in that chair—wasn't bravery. It was a calculation.FamilyShe was already planning how to die on her terms.I slammed my fist against the console before I could stop myself. The pain anchored me. I didn’t have time to spiral.“Route alternate extractions,” I told the system, typing as fast as my brain could feed instructions. “Clear path to Dagger Point, Site Eleven, and Alpha Ghost. Priority on child evac.”Every layer of code I activated added more risk to myself, more exposure but none of it mattered if Liana and Lina didn’t make it.My earpiece buzzed. “Still breathing?” came a voice,it was Tasha and she was right on time.“Barely,”