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CHAPTER 53: VOLKOV
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2026-07-25 20:59:45
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The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 94: WELCOMING HER IN
POV: Vivienne Ashford"I want you to meet her properly before she starts," Vivienne told Roman, arranging a dinner two weeks after Katya's initial visit, once the security arrangements and formal Bridge Fund position had been fully established. "I think it matters, given everything, that this doesn't feel like simply a transactional arrangement.""I agree," Roman said. "Though I confess, some part of me still carries residual wariness, given her father's history.""I understand that," Vivienne said. "I felt it too, initially. But Roman, I think we owe her the same consideration we eventually extended to Julian, to Caius, even to Cole. Judging her entirely by circumstances she never chose feels like exactly the pattern we've worked so hard to move beyond."The dinner arrived, and Vivienne watched with quiet satisfaction as Katya's careful, guarded composure gradually softened throughout the evening, Leo's earnest questions about her work with the Bridge Fund drawing out genuine warmth,
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 93: KATYA'S LETTER
POV: Vivienne Ashford"There's a woman asking to speak with you directly, no appointment, and she won't give her full name to security, only that you'll understand once you hear it," Marcus said, appearing in Vivienne's office with visible unease. "She says her first name is Katya."Vivienne set down her pen immediately, the name landing with unexpected weight. "Volkov's daughter.""That's my assumption as well," Marcus said. "Should I have her escorted up, or would you prefer additional security present given the circumstances?""Escort her up," Vivienne said. "But have Petrov nearby, discreetly. I don't anticipate danger, but I'd rather not take unnecessary chances."Katya arrived ten minutes later, considerably younger in person than Vivienne had imagined from Okafor's earlier descriptions, perhaps late twenties, with the particular guarded posture of someone who had spent recent months navigating consequences she hadn't fully anticipated when she'd first agreed to cooperate with f
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 92: THE MIRROR IN ZURICH
POV: Vivienne Ashford"Grandma, do you want to see the boat we visited? I brought pictures," Leo announced, practically bursting through the door of Vivienne's parents' Zurich estate during the family's annual summer visit, tablet already in hand to share the shipyard photographs with his grandfather, who had become an enthusiastic audience for every update regarding the green shipping initiative's continued progress."I would love nothing more," Vivienne's father said, settling into his favorite chair with genuine anticipation as Leo began his now well-practiced explanation of fuel conversion systems and emissions reductions, considerably more technically fluent than most children his age could manage.Vivienne watched the exchange with warm amusement, grateful for her father's genuine engagement with her son's particular enthusiasms, a reminder of exactly the kind of attentive, present parenting she'd once feared her own children might never fully experience, back during those isola
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 91: NORTH AFRICA
POV: Vivienne Ashford"The Hellenic Maritime Authority wants to discuss expanding the initiative into North African ports next," Priya announced during the quarterly review meeting, spreading updated projections across the boardroom table with evident excitement. "If we proceed, this could position Ashford Group as the primary green shipping infrastructure partner across the entire Mediterranean basin within the next five years.""That's a considerable expansion," Roman observed, studying the proposed timeline. "What does that mean in terms of capital commitment?""Substantial," Priya confirmed. "Though the initial phase's success has already attracted additional institutional investment interest, which would meaningfully offset the trust's direct exposure compared to our original bid structure."Vivienne reviewed the expansion proposal with the particular satisfaction that had come to define her engagement with this project, considerably different from the anxious, defensive strategy
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 90: GOLD LINENS
POV: Vivienne Ashford"I still can't decide between the blue linens or the gold ones, and Maya keeps changing her position depending on what mood she's in," Isabella said, laughing with the particular exhausted good humor of a bride three days from her wedding, sorting through fabric swatches at the kitchen table while Vivienne helped organize the final logistics checklist."Gold," Vivienne said decisively. "It photographs better against the garden's greenery, and it matches the string lights considerably more warmly than the blue would.""That settles it, then," Isabella said, relief evident in her voice. "I don't think I have any decision-making capacity left for anything beyond that particular question.""That's entirely normal," Vivienne assured her. "I remember feeling exactly the same way, days before my own wedding to Roman. Overwhelmed by details that felt enormously significant in the moment, most of which I couldn't even recall clearly a year later.""What do you actually re
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 89: THE BRIDGE FUND
POV: Vivienne Ashford"The venue's confirmed, the catering's finalized, and Maya has personally approved every remaining decision," Isabella reported at the family dinner three weeks before her wedding, laughing as she recounted the considerable planning journey that had unfolded over the preceding months. "I don't think I've ever felt more thoroughly, enthusiastically supported through a major life decision.""That's simply how this family operates," Caius said, pride evident in his voice as he watched his fiancée recount the planning process. "Full, enthusiastic investment, whether requested or not.""I regret nothing," Maya said solemnly, from her position beside Sophia, both girls having become inseparable over the preceding months of shared wedding planning enthusiasm.The dinner conversation drifted comfortably between wedding logistics and the shipping initiative's continued expansion, Roman recounting the latest sea trial results with genuine enthusiasm, and Vivienne found her
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