All Chapters of I Ruined My Ex-Husband and It Was Worth It: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

‎‎Sarah‎‎The email arrived at 9:47 AM on Thursday morning.‎Subject line: "You're in my way."‎I was going through designs with my secretary when I saw it pop up on my screen. My heart immediately went into my throat.‎I excused myself and locked my office door.‎The email was short and professional.‎"Ms. Bennett, I understand you've been asking questions about my financial dealings. I understand you've been working with a forensic accountant to trace my money. I understand you've positioned yourself as an obstacle to my business interests. We should discuss this in person. Tomorrow. 8 PM. Mandalay & Gray. Come alone. —S.C."‎Silas Crowley.‎The man Marcus had borrowed from. The man who was now coming after Marcus. The man who apparently knew exactly what I'd been doing for the past weeks.‎I read the email three times.‎Then I did something that surprised even me. I opened a new email and typed out a response.‎"Mr. Crowley, I'd be happy to discuss this. However, I propose we mee

‎‎Sarah‎‎I stormed into my office and slammed the door so hard the glass walls rattled.‎"MARCUS!" I screamed. "Get in here! NOW!"‎My hands were shaking with rage, my entire body was vibrating with anger so intense it felt like I might explode. That meeting with Crowley had unleashed something in me, something dark and furious and absolutely uncontrollable.‎A few minutes later, Marcus appeared in my doorway. He looked confused and terrified, which was exactly what I wanted.‎"What the fuck did you do?" I demanded, standing up from my desk. "What is this fucking deal you made with Crowley? You goddamn bozo, you gave my sweat, my company, my life's work to a man as powerful as Crowley?"‎Marcus's face went pale.‎"Sarah, I can explain—" he started.‎"Don't," I cut him off harshly. "Don't you dare try to explain anything to me. You made a deal to sell my company, a company I built from nothing, a company I poured my soul into and you gave it to a fucking billionaire who destroys peo

‎‎‎Silas Crowley‎‎I left the restaurant knowing exactly what I'd accomplished.‎Sarah Bennett had rejected my proposal. She'd told me to fuck off. She'd made it clear that she didn't want anything to do with me or my business deal.‎And yet, as I walked out to my car, I was smiling.‎Because her rejection wasn't defeat, it was just the opening move in a much more bigger game.‎I sat in the back of my black Mercedes and pulled out my phone. My assistant had the full proposal ready—forty-seven pages of tight legal words that locked everything down. It was perfect and absolutely impossible to refuse without consequence.‎And unlike most business proposals, this one had teeth, if Sarah refused it, she'd be responsible for Marcus's debt to me. Three point two million dollars. Money that Marcus couldn't pay, money that would force her to either sell her company or watch me destroy her credit, her assets, her entire financial future.‎But that wasn't why I was smiling.I was smiling be

‎‎Victoria‎‎Sarah called an emergency meeting at 7 AM.‎Everyone knew something was wrong the moment she walked into the conference room. Her face was cold as ice, her eyes were full of dark anger. Her whole body gave off so much rage that the room felt colder.‎Marcus and I looked at each other. We both knew this was about Crowley.‎"Sit," Sarah said. She did not waste time with nice words, she looked straight at us.‎We sat.‎"I want to know everything," she said. Her voice was low and deadly. "Everything about your deal with Crowley, every detail, every promise you made. Every fucking lie you told him."‎Marcus started to speak, but Sarah raised her hand.‎"Not you," she said in a cold voice. "Victoria. You talk first."‎My stomach dropped.‎"I..." I started, but my voice sounded weak.‎"I'm waiting," Sarah said. She stood at the head of the table. She looked scary and dangerous. Like she could destroy us with one word.‎"Marcus went to Crowley months before..." I stopped.‎"Bef

‎Sarah‎‎I didn't go home immediately.‎Instead, I drove around the city for an hour, my hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned white. My lips still felt the ghost of his touch. My body still remembered the way he'd pulled me closer and mind still couldn't process what I'd just done.‎I'd signed a partnership agreement with Silas Crowley.‎I'd given him forty-nine percent of my company. I'd assumed responsibility for Marcus's three point two million dollar debt and I'd done it all after kissing him in a private restaurant suite like I was some lovesick teenager instead of a woman who'd spent eighteen months orchestrating the downfall of the people who betrayed her.‎What the fuck was wrong with me?‎By the time I pulled into the parking garage of Diane's building, it was past midnight. The city was quiet and the streets were empty. Everything felt strange and distant like I was living someone else's life.‎I took the elevator up to the apartment on shaking le