Chapter 4: The Family’s Shock
The family’s shock came that afternoon.
Gavin found me at the hotel.
He stood outside my room, eyes red, hair messy.
“Maeve, please. This is insane. We can fix this.”
I let him in.
He looked around the simple room and laughed bitterly.
“You left our penthouse for this?”
“I left a lie for the truth,” I said.
He tried to take my hands.
“I made a mistake. Valerie was just… convenient. The engagement was for the company image. I never stopped loving you.”
I pulled my hands away.
“You kissed her in front of the entire company while I stood there with flowers and tickets for a trip you never wanted to take with me.”
Gavin’s voice cracked.
“I was scared. The company was struggling. Valerie promised to fix it.”
I looked at him with pity.
“The company was struggling because you were a bad leader. I bought it to save it. And now I’m taking it back.”
Gavin fell to his knees.
“Please. Don’t do this. I’ll lose everything.”
I looked down at him.
“You already did.”
He left crying.
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The man who had humiliated me in public was now begging in private.
And I felt nothing but relief.
