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I never expected to see Shane again like that.That evening, Elliot drove me home.We said goodbye outside my building, and he gently smoothed back the strands of hair the wind had blown across my face.“Get some rest. Good night.”He leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to my forehead.I smiled, waved goodbye, and turned toward the entrance.That was when I saw Shane standing a short distance away.I had no idea how long he had been there.He had lost a lot of weight, and months spent working outdoors had left him deeply tanned.Dark stubble covered his jaw, and the shadows beneath his sunken eyes made him look exhausted.Elliot noticed him too.Without making a scene, he stepped in front of me, shielding me with his body.“Can I help you?”Shane looked past him, his eyes fixed on me.“Xena.“I’m back.”I stepped out from behind Elliot and met his gaze calmly.“Mr. Ford. It’s been a while.”The formal address hit him hard.He swayed slightly, and all the color draine
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From that day on, I went to the studio every day.Elliot and I gradually became close.He was intelligent, well-read, and effortlessly funny. Talking to him was easy.We talked about architecture, art, travel, and food.He never asked about my past.He never brought up Shane.Around him, I wasn’t Mrs. Ford or the heiress to Lincoln Group.I was simply Xena.For the first time in a long time, I felt completely at ease.One afternoon, I was painting a field of sunflowers when Elliot walked over and studied the canvas in silence.“There’s light in your paintings now.”I paused.Looking at the bright yellows on the canvas, I realized my work had changed without me even noticing.Elliot looked at me, warmth in his eyes.“Xena, there’s a charity gala this Saturday. Would you come with me?”My heart skipped a beat.“I’d love to.”On the night of the gala, I wore a floor-length champagne gown.The moment Elliot and I entered the ballroom, heads began to turn.“Isn’t that Ell
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A week later, Tom called me.“Xena, how are you holding up?”“I’m fine.”“There’s been an update on Shane.”Tom sounded conflicted.“He really did transfer to that regional office and start over as a project assistant. I sent someone to check on him. He’s living in a tiny room in company housing and spending every day at construction sites with the project team. He’s so sunburned he barely looks like himself.“When he first arrived, the branch manager panicked and tried to give him a private office, but Shane refused.“He said he went there to make amends.”I listened quietly without saying anything.“There’s more. He’s been writing you a letter every day and having them delivered to the front desk at your office. There are seven of them now. Do you want to read them?”“No.”My refusal was calm.“Get rid of them for me, Tom.”“All right.”He didn’t try to persuade me.“What about you? What are you planning to do now?”I stared at my exhausted reflection in the mirror.
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After leaving Ford Corporation, I went straight back to the apartment Shane and I shared.It had once felt like home.Now it felt cold and unfamiliar.Tom arrived soon afterward with an entire legal team to handle the transfer of Shane’s shares.“Xena, are you sure about this?”Tom sat across from me on the couch.“Shane is giving up a lot. Thirty percent of the company, plus his management authority. Once this is finalized, he’ll have almost nothing left.”I nodded.“Our deal was clear. Shane had to go an entire year without doing anything that would make me lose faith in him. He broke the terms, so now he has to face the consequences.”Tom sighed.“I know you’re angry. What are you planning to do about Wendy?“She wanted everyone to believe she was Mrs. Ford, didn’t she?”My voice remained calm.“Then let’s make sure everyone knows exactly what kind of ‘Mrs. Ford’ she really is.”By the next morning, the scandal had exploded across the city’s elite social circles.Shan
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Shane’s pen froze above the signature line.He jerked his head up. “What’s wrong with the contract?”“Go ahead, Tom,” I said.“The company is called Horizon Capital. On paper, it looks like a legitimate investment firm, but the real controlling shareholder has been competing with our family for years.“There are several trap clauses buried in the agreement they signed with Ford Corporation. The moment Ford transfers the project funds, Horizon can legally drain the entire venture within three months and leave Ford with nothing.”Tom’s voice rang clearly through the speakerphone.The cafeteria erupted in shocked whispers.Shane’s face turned deathly pale.He immediately pulled out his phone and called his assistant.“Terminate all business with Horizon Capital immediately. Freeze every related transaction and secure all the documents. Do it now!”After hanging up, he looked at me, his expression impossible to read.“Xena, thank you.”Without Tom’s warning, the deal Shane had
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Shane opened his mouth, but no words came out.The security guards behind him started to move forward, but one look from Tom’s chief of staff stopped them cold.Every employee in the cafeteria stared in shock.None of them could believe that the seemingly ordinary intern had reduced their untouchable CEO to this.Wendy looked even more horrified.She clung to Shane’s arm and shook it desperately.“Shane, tell her! Tell her I’m the one you love!“Tell her we’re going to get married!”Shane acted as though he hadn’t heard her.He slowly bent down to pick up the divorce papers.“Xena, I know I was wrong.”His voice was pleading.“Please give me one more chance. Our deal isn’t even over yet. You can’t just write me off like this.”“One more chance?”I held up my burned hand.“What about the employees Wendy humiliated for no reason? Who gives them another chance?“And who’s going to answer for what she did to me?”Shane’s eyes widened.It was as though he were only now not
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