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Chapter 31: The First Defeat
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2026-09-08 14:35:49
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The CEO’s Ex-Wife Became a Billionaire CHAPTER 77: WAR
POV: Dual POV Adrian and ElenaThe war had begun long before either of them declared it.It had started with missing documents, sabotaged shipments, frozen accounts, and whispered threats delivered through people they once trusted. Victor had spent months tightening his grip around their businesses, confident that Adrian and Elena would eventually destroy each other.He had underestimated one thing.They were no longer fighting separately.And that made them dangerous.ADRIAN'S POVAdrian stood at the head of the conference table, his eyes fixed on the massive screen displaying the financial structure of Victor's empire.Every company. Every subsidiary. Every hidden investment.Nothing had been left untouched.Around the table sat the people he trusted most: his chief financial officer, his legal team, his head of security, and three executives from Elena's company.For the first time in months, the two business empires were working as one."Show me the latest figures," Adrian ordered
The CEO’s Ex-Wife Became a Billionaire Chapter 76: Victor's Proposal
“Victor has made his move against Vale Industries as well.”Adrian's words sliced through the tense silence in the boardroom.I turned toward him, my fingers tightening around the edge of the conference table.“What happened?”He glanced at the directors before answering.“He has submitted a hostile takeover proposal.”For a moment, nobody spoke.Then the room erupted.“That's impossible\!”“Blackwood Capital doesn't have the resources to acquire Vale Industries!”“Are you telling us he's attempting to buy the company?”Adrian raised one hand, demanding silence.“He isn't just targeting Vale International. He's also submitted a proposal to acquire a controlling interest in our other company.”My heart dropped.“Both companies?” one director exclaimed.Adrian nodded.“Both.”The word seemed to hang in the air like a death sentence.I looked around the table at the frightened faces of people who had spent decades building these companies. Men and women who believed their positions were
The CEO’s Ex-Wife Became a Billionaire Chapter 75 : Scandal
Elena's POVThe photograph was everywhere by sunrise.Across television screens. On business websites. In newspapers. Even on the giant electronic billboard outside Laurent Holdings.My face was beside Adrian's.The headline beneath it was worse.LAURENT HEIRESS CAUGHT IN SECRET ALLIANCE WITH VALE BILLIONAIRE — FAMILY EMPIRE BUILT ON LIES?I stared at the screen in disbelief.The photograph showed Adrian holding my hand outside the private hospital. His other arm was wrapped around my waist, his face turned toward mine, also another pictures from my office showing us together.It looked intimate.It looked deliberate.And someone had made sure the entire world saw it."Turn it off," I whispered.Nobody moved.The television continued broadcasting."Financial analysts are questioning the stability of Laurent Holdings following the emergence of controversial photographs linking Elena Laurent to Adrian Vale. Investors have begun selling shares amid concerns about a possible undisclosed a
The CEO’s Ex-Wife Became a Billionaire Chapter 74 : The Kiss
The silence between them was louder than the rain.She stood barely a breath away from him, her fingers still curled around the front of his shirt. She hadn't meant to touch him. Not like that. Not after everything they'd survived. Not after the divorce papers, the accusations, the sleepless nights, and the terrible things they'd said when love had become too painful to admit.But here they were.Alone.Too close.And dangerously close to making another mistake."Let go of my shirt," he said quietly.She looked down at her hand as though she'd only just discovered it was there."Sorry."She released him immediately.He didn't move away.That was the problem.He never moved away when she needed him to."You're shaking," he observed."I'm fine.""Don't."Her eyes narrowed. "Don't what?""Don't stand there pretending everything is fine when we both know it isn't."A bitter laugh escaped her lips."That's rich coming from you."His jaw tightened. "I know.""No, you don't." She stepped bac
The CEO’s Ex-Wife Became a Billionaire Chapter 73 : Adrian's Promise
POV: ElenaThe silence between us had become unbearable.Adrian stood a few feet away, his hands buried in his trouser pockets and his jaw clenched. He had been watching me for several minutes, waiting for me to speak.But what was I supposed to say?That I was terrified? That every new discovery made my family's past look darker than I had imagined? Or that the man I had spent months trying to forget was somehow becoming the person I wanted beside me?I looked away."I don't need your help, Adrian.""That's not what your eyes are telling me."I laughed bitterly. "You always think you know what I'm thinking.""I used to think I did. There's a difference."I turned towards him. "And what do you think you know now?""That you're scared.""I'm not.""Elena, you're allowed to be afraid.""I'm also allowed to make my own decisions without you analysing me every five seconds."He sighed, rubbing a hand over his face."Fine. I think you're terrified of what you'll discover because the truth
The CEO’s Ex-Wife Became a Billionaire Chapter 72: The Search
POV: ElenaThe message remained on my screen.IF YOU WANT TO FIND YOUR MOTHER, STOP TRUSTING ADRIAN.I read it three times, hoping the words would become less cruel with repetition.They didn't.Across the archive office, Adrian stood perfectly still. His eyes were fixed on the photograph of the woman in the hospital corridor, and something in his expression made my pulse quicken.“Do you recognize her?” I asked.He looked at me.“No.”“You answered too quickly.”“Elena, we've been standing here for five minutes. I'm trying to understand what we're looking at.”“Then explain why someone is telling me not to trust you.”“Because they want you to doubt me.”“Perhaps they know something I don't.”Pain flashed across his face.“You think I would help someone hide your mother from you?”“I don't know what to think anymore.”The words escaped before I could stop them.Adrian looked away.For a moment, neither of us spoke. I remembered the boy in the Eden photograph, the child who had pulled
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