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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Author: Tina Taran
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-14 11:49:32

The Midnight Intel

The penthouse was cloaked in the oppressive silence of 3:00 am. Mimi lay in the massive king-sized bed, acutely aware of the warmth radiating from William's side of the mattress. The distance between them felt agonizingly small, but the emotional chasm was closing rapidly, filled by the shared, terrifying secret of the money laundering investigation. Neither of them was sleeping.

Mimi watched the city lights flicker outside, the diamond on her finger catching the pale glow, feeling less like a symbol of a contract and more like a shackle of shared fate.

“You’re awake,” William’s voice finally cut through the silence, low and rough.

“How can I sleep,” Mimi murmured, rolling carefully onto her side to face the dark outline of his body. “Sophia’s clock is ticking down. If those files leak, my name is linked to fraud, and your company is exposed to the exact kind of scandal your mother built her life trying to prevent.”

William shifted, propping himself up on one elbow
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    The Prenup ShowdownThe contrast between the soft sand and the crashing waves of the hideaway and the polished chrome and marble of the Williams Group Headquarters was brutal. Mimi and William were back in the glass tower, but they were different. The casual tenderness of the night before lingered in the way William's eyes tracked her across the room and the comfortable silence that now permeated their shared space.However, sentiment had no place in the meeting they were about to have.They were preparing to face Mr. Henry Williams, William's father. Henry was not involved in the day-to-day operations like his wife, Evelyn, but he held the ultimate veto power over major financial and legal decisions, including the prenuptial agreement. He was a man defined by prudence, stability, and an unwavering respect for the bottom line. Where Evelyn was volatile, Henry was granite.“My father is a corporate realist, Mimi,” William briefed her in the private lounge adjoining his office. He paced

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  • The Unspoken Accord    CHAPTER FOURTEEN

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