All Chapters of After My Ex Stole My Empire : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Earlier this evening, Petra sat before Oscar in the restaurant discussing the deal. The elegant restaurant was quiet, with only the soft clinking of cutlery and low conversations from other guests filling the atmosphere. Oscar Briggs skimmed through the final pages of one last time before placing the document on the table.Petra sat calmly across from him, confident but composed. She had spent weeks preparing for this meeting, making sure every detail of the proposal was flawless.Oscar couldn't help but admire her professionalism.Most executives tried too hard to impress him.Petra didn't.She simply knew what she was doing.It was one of the reasons Briggs Corporation had decided to partner with Brooks Construction despite competing offers from several larger firms.The meeting had gone smoother than either of them expected.Petra gathered the remaining files into her briefcase before pushing back her chair."I'll be expecting your signature soon." Petra said with a smile as she r

"Who gives you the right to fire me?" Petra asked in shock, tilting her head. "I brought in every client here. Now you're just tossing me out like trash?"The entire hallway fell silent.Staff who had been walking past slowed their steps. Some stopped completely, pretending to organize files while secretly watching the confrontation unfold.Petra stood rooted to the spot, unable to believe what was happening.Just yesterday, she had secured Brooks Construction its biggest contract of the year.This morning, she was standing outside her own office with her belongings packed into a cardboard box.Brian didn't answer immediately.Instead, he simply smiled.The smile irritated Petra even more.Beside him, Emma clung to his arm as though she had already become the lady of the company. Satisfaction radiated across her face.She stepped forward confidently before removing a document from the file tucked beneath her arm."Because my Brian owns 100% of the shares." She said, smiling as she hol

"Petra closed that deal with Briggs Corporation, only because we backed her." Brian said, buttoning his suit coat.He stood with Emma at the reception that morning, both planning and discussing what was next after laying off Petra Hemsworth—the very woman whose inputs had brought Brooks Construction to where it was today.The morning was unusually busy at the company. Employees moved through the reception with files tucked under their arms, some speaking quietly into their phones while others hurried toward their respective departments. Yet, inside the reception area, Brian and Emma seemed completely relaxed.As far as they were concerned, Petra's departure was already old news.Emma Darius had once been Brian's secretary. Now, she was his mistress, and with Petra gone, Brian had decided to hand her the Project Manager position that Petra had held for years.To Emma, it was more than just a promotion.It was a victory.She had watched Petra walk away from the company carrying her be

"Finally, you're here." Oscar said with smile as he turned.Petra walked towards them, her heels clicking against the polished floor with every confident step. She held a file tightly against her chest, her expression completely different from the broken woman Brian and Emma had thrown out of the company.She looked like a woman who had already decided she had nothing left to lose.Oscar watched her approach with a smile. He had been waiting to see her again, but seeing her standing there with that confidence made him even more certain that she was not the woman Brian and Emma had described.Petra stopped beside the table and looked briefly at Oscar before turning her attention toward the contract."Oscar, I know someone with a better proposal." She said.Brian's face immediately changed.The confidence he had been forcing only moments ago disappeared completely."You are fired." Brian cut in, furious. "You have no business being in here. Get out!"Petra chuckled.She didn't even loo

Oscar quickly pulled out his pen from his breast pocket to sign.The entire room seemed to hold its breath as the pen moved toward the signing section of the document. Petra remained standing calmly beside the table, watching him with a faint smile. She had already known what was going to happen the moment Oscar opened her proposal.Brian, however, couldn't allow it."Stop!" Brian snapped, halting Oscar midway to the signing section. "You can't sign."Oscar's hand stopped.He slowly lifted his eyes toward Brian.Emma immediately stepped forward, realizing she had to act before Oscar could put the pen on the paper."You're supposed to sign with us. You can't back out now." Emma added, moving forward and collected the paper. "You're supposed to sign with us. You can't back out now." She threw the paper to the floor.The document landed with a soft slap against the polished floor.Petra watched without saying anything.Emma's breathing had become heavier.She knew they were losing cont