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CHAPTER 84: A DIFFERENT PATH

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POV: Vivienne Ashford

"Cole's requested a formal meeting," Priya said, entering Vivienne's office three weeks after the contract award, her expression carrying evident surprise at the request itself. "Through proper business channels this time, no press leaks, no aggressive undercutting. He says he wants to discuss a potential subcontracting arrangement for the port infrastructure work."

Vivienne set down the report she'd been reviewing, genuinely startled by this unexpected development. "After
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  • The Billionaires Greatest Regret   CHAPTER 87: GRACE'S FIRST SENTENCE

    POV: Vivienne Ashford"Grace said her first full sentence today," Roman announced, arriving home considerably later than usual but practically glowing with the particular pride reserved for exactly this kind of ordinary parental milestone. "Ms. Bennett called me at the office specifically to make sure I heard about it before dinner.""What did she say?" Vivienne asked, looking up from the bath she'd been supervising, Grace splashing happily in the water with her usual enthusiastic disregard for how thoroughly she was soaking the surrounding tile."'Leo's boat is mine now,'" Roman reported, laughing. "Apparently she commandeered his model ship from the shipyard visit and made her territorial claims extremely clear.""That sounds about right, for this particular family," Vivienne said, smiling as she lifted Grace from the bath, wrapping her in a towel while the toddler continued babbling with delighted enthusiasm about her recently acquired vessel. "Two and a half years old, and already

  • The Billionaires Greatest Regret   CHAPTER 86: ON ONE KNEE

    POV: Vivienne Ashford"I have something important to ask you both, and I want you to know I've thought about it very carefully," Caius said, arriving unannounced at the estate on a Sunday afternoon, considerably more nervous than Vivienne had ever seen him, Isabella conspicuously absent from his side for the first time in months."This sounds serious," Roman observed, gesturing him toward a seat in the study."I want to propose to Isabella," Caius said, the words arriving in a rush, as though he'd been holding them in for considerable time. "And I wanted to ask your blessing first, given everything your family means to me now, everything you've helped me understand about rebuilding a life from difficult inherited circumstances."Vivienne felt genuine surprise and delight at this announcement. "Caius, you don't need our blessing to propose to the woman you love.""I know that, logically," Caius said. "But you've become genuinely important to me, this past year especially. Family, in ev

  • The Billionaires Greatest Regret   CHAPTER 85: THE ATHENA'S PRID

    POV: Vivienne Ashford"I want everyone to see something before the construction crews break ground next week," Roman announced at breakfast, considerably more animated than his usual measured morning demeanor, spreading a set of architectural renderings across the kitchen table where Leo and Maya immediately abandoned their cereal in favor of examining the colorful ship designs."Is this the boat we get to visit?" Leo asked, tracing his finger along the rendered hull with obvious fascination."This is the first vessel scheduled for conversion," Roman confirmed. "The Athena's Pride, currently operating on traditional fuel systems, set to become the flagship demonstration of the entire initiative's technology once the conversion work completes.""It's going to look exactly the same, just with different insides?" Maya asked, studying the design with her usual practical focus."Mostly the same exterior," Roman said. "Though there will be some visible changes, new fuel storage systems, upd

  • The Billionaires Greatest Regret   CHAPTER 84: A DIFFERENT PATH

    POV: Vivienne Ashford"Cole's requested a formal meeting," Priya said, entering Vivienne's office three weeks after the contract award, her expression carrying evident surprise at the request itself. "Through proper business channels this time, no press leaks, no aggressive undercutting. He says he wants to discuss a potential subcontracting arrangement for the port infrastructure work."Vivienne set down the report she'd been reviewing, genuinely startled by this unexpected development. "After everything, the press attack, the personal comments in Athens, he wants to work with us rather than against us?""That's what his message suggests," Priya confirmed. "Though I understand if you'd prefer to decline given the history.""I want to hear him out," Vivienne said, curiosity outweighing her lingering wariness. "Arrange the meeting, but here, at our offices, not on his territory."Cole arrived three days later, considerably less polished than his confident Athens persona, something more

  • The Billionaires Greatest Regret   CHAPTER 83: THE VENDETTA STORY

    POV: Vivienne Ashford"There's a story running in the Financial Herald this morning that I think you need to see immediately," Marcus said, appearing in Roman's office with his tablet already displaying the article, his expression carrying the particular grim urgency that had come to signal genuine trouble rather than routine business coverage.Roman scanned the headline, his jaw tightening progressively as he read further. "'Ashford Group's Green Shipping Bid Marred by Alleged Personal Vendetta.' What is this?""The article claims our technical analysis of Cole Maritime Holdings' bid wasn't genuine competitive due diligence, but a deliberate smear campaign," Marcus said. "It suggests we investigated Cole's family background specifically to disqualify him, rather than evaluating the bids on legitimate merit."Vivienne, who had joined the meeting partway through, felt a cold, familiar anger settle over her. "Who's the source for this story?""Unnamed, as usual," Marcus said. "Though th

  • The Billionaires Greatest Regret   CHAPTER 82: KOVALENKO

    POV: Vivienne Ashford"I found something," Arthur said, arriving at the estate less than a week after the Athens conference, his expression carrying the particular grim satisfaction of an investigator who had confirmed a suspicion he'd genuinely hoped would prove unfounded. "Bertrand Cole isn't his birth name. He was born Bertrand Kovalenko, in Odessa, and changed his legal name shortly after relocating to Cyprus eleven years ago."Vivienne felt her stomach tighten. "Kovalenko. Is that connected to Volkov?""Not directly through blood," Arthur said. "But his mother, Irina Kovalenko, worked as Sergei Volkov's personal financial advisor for nearly fifteen years, before her death six years ago. Bertrand grew up, by all accounts, essentially within Volkov's extended household staff, treated almost as a favored protégé given his mother's long, trusted service."Roman's expression hardened considerably. "So he's not simply connected to Volkov's network. He was raised within it.""That appea

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