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Manuel thought Shiloh couldn't have gone far.Her leg was broken, and she'd only been gone one night. With enough men searching, they'd find her fast.He was dead wrong.His men reported back soon after."Mr. Preston, the hospital entrance footage shows Mrs. Preston leaving around 1:00 a.m. She took a cab. We got the plate and found the driver. He said he took Mrs. Preston to..."The man stopped.He glanced at Manuel, nervous.Manuel frowned. "Why'd you stop? Where did he take Shiloh?"The man lowered his head."...The courthouse."Manuel shot to his feet."What? The courthouse?"Things kept getting worse.'Why would Shiloh go to the courthouse? Unless... she wants a divorce.'Manuel's face darkened at the thought."Get the car," he ordered. "We're going to the courthouse."The car tore through the streets.As Manuel stormed toward the courthouse, a clerk came out carrying his divorce decree.They crossed paths at the entrance.The clerk's eyes lit up."Manuel Prest

As CEO of Preston Corp, Manuel knew how to play the long game.He couldn't force his way into a top-secret national project. That would be self-destruction.So he offered money instead.Everyone had a price. With enough cash, even airtight security could crack.And it worked.Tens of billions of dollars was hard to turn down.The Space Elevator Project needed massive funding. The Aerospace Agency had already been looking for major corporate investors.If Manuel came through, the money would land all at once. Alan wouldn't have to chase anyone else.After weighing it, Alan sighed."If you can invest tens of billions of dollars, I can get you into the project base as an investor. But you'll sign an NDA first. You go alone. You'll be fully searched before entry. No trouble once you're inside. You get one day. Then you leave."Alan's terms were still brutal.Manuel didn't hesitate. He agreed on the spot.All he wanted was to see Shiloh as soon as possible. If that was what it t

Shiloh hadn't wanted everyone knowing about her divorce from Manuel. It was private, and she wanted it to stay that way.But when Tony warmly invited Manuel to stay a few more days, she couldn't keep quiet."Commander Ruffin, that won't be necessary." Shiloh forced down the emotions rising inside her and kept her voice even. "We're divorced. There's nothing between us anymore."The room went dead silent.Manuel's face darkened. He swallowed his anger."Shiloh, don't do this in front of everyone. We were married for over five years. You can't just walk away from everything we had."Tony jumped in fast."Mr. Preston's right. Building a life together isn't easy. Young people give up too fast these days. One fight, and suddenly it's divorce." He looked at Shiloh. "Don't be impulsive. Mr. Preston came all the way to this base to fix things with you. That has to mean something."Since the commander had spoken, everyone else piled on."Exactly. Whatever happened, you can talk it out.

The red heart-shaped velvet box hit the floor, and the cheering crowd went dead silent.Manuel stayed frozen on one knee.'What did Shiloh just say? She'd rather die than get back with me?'His face darkened. "Shiloh, enough with the tantrum. I know I screwed up, but I apologized."I dumped tens of billions into your project just to see you. Then I found you, said sorry, tried to make it right, and got down on one knee to propose again."I've done everything I can. I've swallowed all the pride I have left."What else do you want from me?"Manuel had always been the golden boy.Ever since he was a kid, people treated him like royalty. Everyone revolved around him. No one challenged him. He'd never had to apologize to anyone.But to get Shiloh back, he'd thrown tens of billions at her project, swallowed his pride, said sorry, and even knelt in front of her.He couldn't understand why she still wouldn't forgive him.Shiloh saw right through him."And why should I forgive you b

Manuel felt his heart split wide open.Shiloh was right. Deep down, he'd never respected Rainee.He was the golden boy—smart, gifted, untouchable. At three, he was learning seven languages. By ten, he was helping with small Preston Corp deals. He had everything people dreamed of: a photographic memory and a brain that could master anything quickly.Rainee was the opposite. She couldn't seem to learn anything.Back when they were kids, when she was still Rainee Preston, Manuel looked down on her. She was painfully slow. She didn't learn to count to ten until she was three. She couldn't say the alphabet or a basic nursery rhyme. Even with expensive tutors, she never learned Spanish or French.More than once, Manuel wondered if this clueless kid was really his biological sister.Still, she was his little sister. She'd always clung to him, and eventually, he got used to having that sweet, innocent kid at his side.Her whole world was simple. She cared about her favorite food and him