All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Convenient Ex-Wife : Chapter 71 - Chapter 73

The private dining room at Le Bernardin felt like a different planet from all the corporate bullshit and inheritance drama. Candlelight bounced off crystal glasses, good wine sat breathing in fancy decanters, and for the first time in weeks, I was eating dinner with people who actually gave a damn if I lived or died."To the woman who just became the scariest person at this table," Jules said, lifting her champagne with a grin that was half proud, half trouble. "And somehow kept her head on straight.""The night's still young," I said, touching my glass to hers. "Give me time."Across the table, Sana Van Alston—my cousin, still getting used to that idea—smiled without looking like she was about to bolt. Away from her mother and that suffocating boardroom, she looked different. Younger. Like she could actually breathe for once."I still can't wrap my head around what you did," she said. "When you walked into that first meeting, I figured my mother was going to tear you apart.""She sur

Dominic's POV“Then you're more damaged by her influence than I thought."The disappointment in her voice hit harder than anger would have. This was the same tone she'd used when I was eight and failed to negotiate the proper price for a lemonade stand. The same cold disapproval that had shaped every decision I'd made for the first thirty years of my life."I'm going to ask you once," I said, "and I want a straight answer. Are you behind the threat Scarlett received last night?""What threat?""The text message. The death threat.""I don't send text messages, darling. Far too traceable." She returned to her chair, settling back into it like a queen on her throne. "Though I can't say I'm surprised someone did. Your wife has made a lot of enemies recently.""By destroying criminals.""By disrupting the natural order of things. By taking power that doesn't belong to her and using it to interfere with systems that have worked perfectly well for decades."I stared at her, understanding daw