Semua Bab You Watched Me Break, Now Watch Me Rise: Bab 341 - Bab 350

Carly, who'd never suffered such humiliation before, started screaming. But the plainclothes special forces operators held her firmly and continued their search."There's nothing here, Chief," Ramon reported."Keep searching," James instructed, his voice cold.He turned to scoop Beverly into his arms, but she pushed his hands away. "I can walk on my own. Even if you hadn't come, I would've found a way to escape by myself," she insisted stubbornly.She gritted her teeth against the intense pain and limped forward. Tears welled in the corners of her eyes from the agony.James stared at her, and finally, he couldn't take it anymore. He stepped forward, wrapped his arm around her waist, and lifted her into a bridal carry.She instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck. She was completely drenched, so his clothes, in turn, became soaked too. The scent of algae from the lake clung to both of them.The operators began turning the estate inside out.Marvin's hands curled into fists

On day 27 of the cooling-off period, Beverly took Esther and Maya and moved into the apartment under Elaine's name. At the same time, she also officially took over Shield Link Technologies, the company registered under Elaine's name. It was a tech firm that specialized in system protection and antivirus software.Beverly had only just stepped through the door when the manager, Tyler Dalton, recognized her. She hadn't even introduced herself."Mr. Gray mentioned that you'd come to take over the company soon. You look just like your mother," he said with a smile.Tyler was in his early 50s and had served as Elaine's personal business manager."My mother passed away so long ago, yet the company has continued operating normally. Thank you," Beverly said, knowing it was all thanks to Tyler.Tyler looked sheepish. "Ms. Sinclair, I'm afraid the company's been barely holding on.""Why?""First of all, antivirus software was huge 20 years ago, but just ten years ago, those features wer

Tyler wasn't a fence-sitter but rather a pragmatic strategist."We'll go to a law firm and draft the contract. Transfer the shares to me today, all 80 million dollars," Beverly said.She also shot Tyler a look. If not for the fact that he'd managed the company for Elaine for over a decade, she would've been eager to kick him out along with Evan. He was supposedly her employee, yet he kept speaking up for Evan.Evan met her gaze calmly. When she'd left back then, his bodyguards had searched everything thoroughly. Besides her identification papers, a few clothes, and the Ocean Star necklace, Beverly hadn't taken anything. And the necklace, worth 20 million, had been given to Timothy as well.He didn't know whether James had given her anything, but if not, then the 80 million could only come from the black card containing Elaine's life insurance payout that he'd given her. She likely couldn't bear to touch that money, but if she did, that meant she really wanted to cut all ties to h

Beverly and Tyler visited several venture capital firms, only to be turned away at every single one. They either claimed that the company's technology wasn't up to par or that they simply weren't considering investing in that area at the moment.The bank gave a more positive response. Two million dollars wasn't a problem, but Beverly would need to wait for approval.Stepping out of the elevator, she noticed that the apartment across from hers was being cleaned, as if new neighbors were preparing to move in. The cleaning crew coming and going looked very down-to-earth, and they even smiled and greeted her warmly.Beverly unlocked her front door with her fingerprint. The moment she opened it, a small figure launched into her arms. She knelt down and hugged Esther, inhaling the little girl's sweet scent, and most of her fatigue and worries melted away."Mommy, I missed you so much," Esther said as she planted a kiss on Beverly's cheek.Beverly felt her heart melt. The rejections, t

Beverly snapped her head toward James, who turned his gaze toward her calmly and drew her into his embrace.The reporter who'd spoken up, Cameron Wyatt, continued, "As far as I know, you're currently living with your ex-husband and are separated from Chief Bronson."He held out several photographs, and the cameras in the room immediately focused on them.The photos showed Beverly entering a building, followed closely by Evan just minutes later. They were captured from the same angle and perspective.When Cameron received no reaction, he pushed the microphone toward Beverly and demanded, "Would you care to comment on these rumors?"Nestled in James' arms, Beverly looked up at him. She had no idea what was happening, but the situation was clearly turning against him.James glanced coldly at the intrusive microphone, and Wendell immediately stepped forward to push it away. He then handed a ring box to James.Taking out the very wedding ring from the ceremony, James lifted Beverly's