All Chapters of Breaking Up With The Hottest Man On Ice : Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Jake's POV Derek struck back within forty-eight hours. Not with evidence. Not with defense. With attack. Lawsuit filed Monday morning. Against Sullivan Sports. Against me personally. Tortious interference with business relationships. Defamation. Conspiracy to harm. Derek claimed we deliberately sabotaged his business. Filed false reports. Destroyed his reputation out of jealousy. Seeking ten million dollars in damages. Our lawyer called immediately. "This is retaliation. Derek has no case. But defending it will cost you." "How much?" "Hundreds of thousands. And it will tie you up in court for years." Another legal battle. Another financial drain. Another weapon against us. Then Derek went public. Social media posts across all platforms. Professional. Calculated. Devastating. "Disappointed to announce I am being targeted by competitor Jake Sullivan. After failing to compete legitimately, Sullivan has resorted to false accusations and legal harassment. This is what desperat

Jake's POVSixty days to land three major clients or Emma loses everything.One hundred thousand dollars. Her entire savings. Our future.No pressure.We sat in my office Sunday morning. White board covered in names. Prospects. Possibilities. Long shots."We need a strategy," Emma said. "We cannot just cold call athletes. We need to make them want us.""How?""Story. We tell our story. Why we fight. What we stand for. Make them see us as more than just another agency."She spent the entire week creating content. Video series called "Why We Fight."First video was about me. My journey. Building Sullivan Sports from nothing. Fighting for my son during custody battle. Understanding what it means to stand for something bigger than yourself.Second video was Emma. Her story. Hiding for eight years. Coming back. Fighting Margaret in court. Proving that courage is not about never being afraid, it is about being afraid and doing it anyway.Third video featured our small clients. Athletes we s

Jake's POVFifteen million dollars.That was Derek's opening offer. Formal. Legal. Delivered by his attorneys Tuesday afternoon.Full acquisition of Sullivan Sports Management. All assets. All clients. All intellectual property.The board was ecstatic."Fifteen million is more than the company is worth right now," David said. "We would all make significant profit.""After years of struggling," Marcus added. "This is our exit. Clean. Profitable. Done."I looked at the offer letter. Read it carefully. Something was wrong."Derek is under investigation by the licensing board. His agency is in trouble. Why would he want to buy us now?"Emma saw it immediately. "Because he is trying to buy us to shut us down.""What do you mean?""If he owns both agencies, he can merge them. Dissolve Sullivan's identity. Eliminate the competition. We disappear and he controls everything that is left."Marcus frowned. "That is speculation. Maybe he genuinely wants to expand.""Derek does not expand by buyin

Jake's POVOne week after Derek's arrest, Sullivan Sports was unrecognizable.Phones ringing constantly. Emails flooding in. Athletes who left us months ago wanting to come back. Titanium's former clients desperate for new representation.David Thompson was first to re-sign. Then six others followed. All major athletes. All apologetic. All admitting they made mistakes leaving."Derek promised everything," David said. "You delivered what mattered. I should have stayed."We welcomed them back. No judgment. No resentment. Just professionalism.By Friday, we had signed twenty-three new clients. Mix of Titanium refugees and completely new athletes who heard our story and wanted in.Revenue projections went from barely surviving to thriving. Five year profitability guaranteed if we maintained current trajectory.Board meeting was celebration. Unanimous praise.Marcus actually smiled. "Emma, Jake, I owe you both an apology. You saw something we did not. You refused to quit when we wanted to

Jake's POVMargaret stood in Jessica's living room. Uninvited. Unwelcome. But there."I heard my grandson would be here. I have every right to meet him."Jessica looked mortified. "Jake, I swear I did not tell her. I do not know how she found out."Margaret smiled thinly. "I have my sources. And Jessica, you should have invited me. This is family gathering.""You tried to take Alex away from us," I said. "You do not get to show up and pretend everything is fine.""I wanted what was best for my grandson. The court disagreed. But that does not mean I cannot have relationship with him now."Emma stood up. "We are leaving."But then Alex appeared at the top of the stairs. Sophie and Lucas behind him.He saw Margaret. Recognition crossed his face."That is Grandma Margaret. From court."The room went silent.Alex came down slowly. Cautious. Remembering.Margaret's face changed when she saw him. Softened. Something almost human flickered there."Hello, Alexander.""Hi."Awkward pause. No on