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CHAPTER 101: A Return to Order.

Author: Daisy
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-06 11:07:55

ALESSA’S POV

The crisp afternoon air followed me as I stepped away from Natasha’s studio, her laughter still clinging to me like a melody I didn’t want to let go. But as the car door shut and the city blurred past the windows, my mind shifted, settling into the weight of responsibility.

I had promised myself I’d check in at the offices today. Not all of them. There would be time later for my own venture. The three companies Michael had placed in my hands. His way of breaking me, his challenge, his way of telling me, “These are yours now. Prove yourself.”

He always said it was because he wanted to break me, to make me come back begging and now it was to keep me active, to give me something beyond being his wife.

But I knew better. It was also a test. Michael trusted me with these branches of his empire, and I had proven that his trust wasn’t misplaced.

Two hours for each. That was the plan.

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