Dumped but not Broken
"You're braver than I expected."
"I'm too tired to do anything else."
He stood, walking to the window. With his back to her, he spoke. "The Chen family was laundering money through shell companies and defrauding investors. I discovered it during a potential business partnership. I gave them a chance to come clean and make it right. They chose to threaten me instead, to try to discredit me, to destroy my reputation." He turned back to face her. "So yes, I reported them to the authorities. And yes, I knew it would destroy their business. They made their choice."