บททั้งหมดของ CUTTING THE CORD: my ex-husband regret : บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 80

I stood in the quiet aftermath of Ava’s departure, my mind struggling to reconcile the sister I had known with the woman she had become. It felt like the ground had been pulled from beneath me, leaving me disoriented and raw. My own blood—someone I once trusted implicitly—had been colluding with Daniel, the man intent on destroying everything I had built. And now, she had her own agenda.Oliver’s voice cut through the fog in my mind. “We need to figure out what Ava is really after,” he said, pacing the room. “She’s not just playing along with Daniel, Emily. She’s got her own game, and whatever it is, it’s about more than just leverage.”I nodded, but my thoughts were spinning. “She’s dangerous, Oliver. Not just because she’s working with Daniel, but because she knows me. She knows how to hurt me in ways even he can’t.”The words tasted bitter as they left my lips. Ava and I had shared a bond once—growing up in the same broken home, surviving together. But that bond had fractured when

The world outside my office was quiet, but inside my head, everything was chaos. I sat at my desk, the documents Ava had given me spread out in front of me like a map of betrayal and deception. My hands shook as I went through them again, piecing together the puzzle that had eluded me for so long.This information wasn’t just a glimpse into Daniel’s next move—it was a blueprint. Ava had given me the key to tear down everything Daniel had built, one brick at a time. It wasn’t just about the company. Daniel had hidden assets, secret deals, and alliances with people I never suspected. But now, thanks to Ava, I know his weaknesses, his cracks, and how to exploit them.I looked at the clock—barely past midnight—and let out a long breath. Sleep was impossible, not with everything running through my mind. The realization hit me: I had the advantage now. For the first time in months, I wasn’t on the defensive anymore. I had Daniel right where I wanted him.Oliver entered my office, his face t

The tension in the air was palpable. I sat in my office, the dim lighting casting long shadows over the room as Oliver and I strategized, our whispers filled with urgency. After Daniel’s devastating attack on my company, we were running out of time. Every second felt like sand slipping through my fingers, and yet I refused to let the panic take over. I couldn’t afford to. Not now.My mind was racing, playing out scenarios, thinking through every possible move Daniel could make. He had landed a crippling blow to my company, but the cracks in his empire were growing deeper by the hour. I just needed one more opening, one more chance to turn the tide in my favor.Suddenly, Oliver’s phone buzzed on the table. He glanced at the screen, his eyes widening slightly before he answered it, his voice low and cautious. “Hello?”I watched him, my heart skipping a beat as his expression shifted from surprise to confusion, and then something else—something darker.“What is it?” I asked, sitting up s

The soft glow of the screen illuminated my face as I scrolled through the files, each click pulling me deeper into a web of deception and corruption far worse than I had imagined. My fingers hovered over the keyboard, my pulse pounding in my ears. The evidence Lucas had given me wasn’t just strong—it was devastating.Every piece of Daniel’s operation was laid out with surgical precision—offshore accounts, bribes, illegal contracts. It was all there, enough to bring his entire empire crumbling to its knees. I had what I needed to destroy him, to end this nightmare once and for all. Yet, as I stared at the screen, a growing sense of unease clawed at my chest.It wasn’t just about taking Daniel down anymore. The deeper I dove into the files, the more I realized that this had the potential to destroy more than just him. There were people caught in his web, people who had been manipulated, blackmailed, or coerced into his schemes—people who might go down with him if I pulled the trigger on

The phone slipped from my hand and landed on the desk with a dull thud. Ava’s message pulsed on the screen, a silent reminder that time was running out. My mind raced through the implications—my sister, the betrayer, the one person I should have been able to trust. And yet, she’d warned me. You’re in danger, she said.I couldn’t afford to let emotions cloud my judgment now. Too many people were counting on me—Oliver, Lucas, everyone who had been hurt by Daniel. But there was something else. Somewhere, deep down, I wasn’t ready to become the person who destroyed everything, who took it all away just for revenge.The plan must move forward, I thought. But not in the way anyone expected.Turning away from the window, I exhaled deeply. Lucas watched me from across the room, tension radiating off him like a coiled spring. His eyes were dark, calculating. He had been so sure, pushing me to use the files, to burn Daniel’s empire to the ground. The more I thought about it, the more I realized