All Chapters of REJECTED FOR HIS FIRST LOVE : Chapter 101 - Chapter 109

IVY’S POVThe days leading up to the investor event had been a blur of preparation and anxiety, and now that the day had finally arrived, I stood in front of the mirror in my apartment, smoothing down the elegant backk dress I had chosen for the occasion, trying to steady my nerves and concince myself that I was ready for what was to come.Zara was beside me, going through her checklist, her voice sounding professional and efficient. “I have confirmed your attendance with the organizers, and I have all the documents you will need for the presentations. We are all set:”Tara sat in the edge of the bed, watching me with a worried expression on her face. “Are you sure you are ready for this, Ivy? This is a lot to handle, especially after everything that has happened.”I turned to face her and replied inna steady voice. “I have to be ready. I can not let my company down. I have worked too hard to let this opportunity slip away.”Tara stood up and walked closer to me. “I know you are stron

IVY’S POV I walked onto the stage, and the room fell silent as all eyes turned on me, and I could feel the weight of their gazes pressing down on me luke a physical force. But I refused to let it show because I had come too far to be intimidated by a room full of strangers.I took a deep breath and began to speak in a steady and clear voice.“Good evening everyone, my name is Ivy Morgan, and I am the CEO of Morgan Industries. I want to thank the organizers for giving me this opportunity to speak tonight, and I want to thank all of you for being here. It is an honor to stand in front of so many brilliant minds and passionate individuals who believe in the power of innovation and the future of our industry.”I paused for a moment and looked out at the crowd, allowing my words to sink in.Morgan industries was built on a simple idea: that we can create something better, something smarter, something that will shape the future. We started small with nothing but a vision and a relentless d

IVY’S POVI watched Damon walk away, with his shoulder straight smd steps unhurried, as if he had just won a victory, as if he had just planted a seed tbat would grow into something destructive, and instead of feeling relief at his departure, I felt a deep, hollow dread settling in my chest because his words were still echoing in my head, and the more I though about them, the more I realized that he might be telling the truth.I had not broken any bond when I had left Snowrich Pack, andni had not signed any document of divorce, I had simply walked away and assumed it was over, but assumptions do not make something legal, and the sickening feeling in my stomach told me that Damon may still have a legal claim on me, that I was still tied to him, in ways I had never considered. I had been so focused on escaping him, on building a new life, that I had never stopped to think about the legal ties that still bound me to him. I had been so naive, so foolish, to believe that walking away was e

IVY’S POVI felt the world spinning around me as Damon’s words echoed in my head, and the ground beneath my feet seemed to told and shift like I was standing on the deck of a sinking ship because the reality of what he had just revealed was too heavy to bear, too devastating to process and to cruel to be true. I was still married to him. After everything he had done to me, after all the pain and humiliation he had put me through, I was still legally bound to him.The marriage certificate in his hands was real. I recognized the seal, the familiar stamp of the court that I had seen all those years ago when I had foolishly signed my life away to him, believing that I was building a future with a man who would love and cherish me. My legs felt weak, and I could feel the blood draining from my face as the weight of his words pressed down on me like a physical force, crushing the air from my lungs.Kael stepped closer to me, his voice filled with concern and urgency as he reached out his ha