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When My Rich Boyfriend Went Broke, I Stopped Pretending Chapter 19
Six months later, the Mercer Group had fully emerged from the crisis.Its stock price didn’t stage a miraculous comeback.It just climbed steadily back to a reasonable range.Julian was the happiest about that.He said keeping the company alive mattered more than having a good story to tell.Same with North Shore Capital.I never went back to being chief investment officer.The chairwoman’s office sat empty half the time.But whenever I actually needed to make a decision, I showed up.One afternoon, I wrapped up the quarterly meeting at three.Margaret glanced at the time.“Leaving this early today?”“Julian’s taking me to dinner.”“Isn’t there a family dinner tonight?”“We’re going shopping first.”She smiled and shook her head.The moment I walked out of the building, I saw Julian leaning against the car.He opened the door for me.“Where to?”“Fifth Avenue.”“Another bag?”“Got a problem with that?”“Nope.”He got in and handed me his wallet.“The card’s in there.”I took it out and
When My Rich Boyfriend Went Broke, I Stopped Pretending Chapter 18
In the first month after the wedding, I went into the North Shore Capital office only six days.Margaret had stopped trying to talk me into more meetings.She’d learned to bring me all the decisions that actually required my input at once and let the existing systems handle the rest.That was a lot easier than the old days, when I controlled everything myself.One day, I wrapped up a meeting early.When the elevator reached the lobby, I saw Julian’s car parked right out front.I got in.“What are you doing here?”“Picking you up from work.”“I have a driver.”“I know.”“Then why’d you come?”“Because I want to.”That answer sounded familiar.It was the same thing he’d said three years ago when he gave me my first black card.I’d asked why.He’d answered, “Because I want to.”When we got home that night, Sophia was in our living room unwrapping presents.“You’re here again?”“Mom asked me to drop something off.”“So why are you still here?”“You’re my sister-in-law now. Do I need permis
When My Rich Boyfriend Went Broke, I Stopped Pretending Chapter 17
The wedding was held at the Mercer Group’s newly reopened flagship hotel.The whole top floor and the terrace were reserved for family and friends.People from North Shore Capital came.So did the Mercer Group’s executives.The people who’d given statements during the investigation sat in the back rows.Nobody needed to apologize for anything that day.All the old scores had already been settled.Helen slipped the emerald ring onto my finger herself.When Richard gave his toast, he didn’t say I’d saved the Mercer family.Instead, he said, “Thank you, Elena, for choosing to come back that day, when you could have just walked away.”Standing next to Julian, I suddenly realized those words meant more to me than any compliment.Alex and Daniel were in charge of keeping an eye on Sophia, and with good reason.She’d already snuck over to my gift table to check out my new bag.“Put it down.”I called to her from across the room.She turned around.“I’m just looking!”“Where’s your own?”“Mine
When My Rich Boyfriend Went Broke, I Stopped Pretending Chapter 16
A week before the wedding, Sophia and I went back to Fifth Avenue.The same store.Chloe recognized me right away and was so eager to help she seemed almost nervous.“Ms. Bell, the brand has a gift for you.”She had someone bring out a new bag that had just arrived in New York.I really did love it.“How much?”Chloe smiled even more politely.“There’s no charge. The brand is hoping you’ll attend their event next season.”I put the bag back.“No, thanks.”She froze.Sophia was used to this by now.“She doesn’t do free.”Chloe looked a little lost.“Why not?”I handed over Julian’s new black card.“Free is no fun.”The card reader gave a bright little chime.Approved.When I heard it, I couldn’t help smiling.Back when all this started, I’d been standing right here.Back then, the screen had said declined.That was the first time I realized Julian might really go broke.Now, I could easily have paid for it myself.But I still wanted to use his card.The difference wasn’t money.It was k
When My Rich Boyfriend Went Broke, I Stopped Pretending Chapter 15
After we got engaged, I officially resumed my duties as chairwoman of North Shore Capital.Two days of meetings a week.The rest of the time, I stayed away.In the very first month, someone asked if I’d “lost my ambition.”I finished reading the article and closed the page.Three years ago, I would have explained myself.Now I couldn’t be bothered.Margaret, on the other hand, was very pleased.“You’re so much easier to manage than you used to be.”“Did you forget who owns the controlling stake?”“I remember.”“And you still say things like that?”“Because now you actually go home at the end of the day.”I had to admit she had a point.Things were getting back to normal on Julian’s end too.The Mercer Group finished paying down its debt, and the reforms to make its board more independent officially took effect.Alex and Daniel went back to running their own parts of the business.Sophia started working on a hotel branding project and got too busy to bug me every day.There was only one
When My Rich Boyfriend Went Broke, I Stopped Pretending Chapter 14
A month later, Sophia suddenly said she wanted to take me to the Mercer Group’s flagship hotel.“What for?”“To see the renovation.”“Why would I want to see a renovation?”“Don’t you have great taste?”“I have expensive taste.”“Even better.”She shoved me into the car.The car stopped at the hotel’s back entrance.The elevator went straight to the top floor.The second the doors opened, I knew she’d been lying to me.The entire top-floor ballroom had been redecorated.White flowers lined the way from the entrance to the terrace.There were dozens of antique candelabras.Beyond them, Manhattan was lit up for the night.Before the crisis, the Mercer family had planned to throw a gala for the company’s anniversary.Then it was all called off.Now the gala was back on.And it was even more over the top than they’d originally planned.I walked over to the gift table.The first thing I saw was that bag.The one I didn’t get to buy back when all this started.“Who paid for it?” I asked.Sop
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