CHAPTER 3 — Sophie's Perfect Dream Falls Apart
CHAPTER 3 — Sophie's Perfect Dream Falls Apart
News spread across the city before sunset.
Financial channels reported the emergency leadership change.
Stockholders praised the decision.
Investors publicly declared renewed confidence.
Meanwhile, Sophie sat alone inside Lucas's penthouse staring at television headlines.
"Majority Shareholder Removes CEO After Emergency Vote."
Her smile disappeared.
She grabbed her phone.
Lucas didn't answer.
Again.
Nothing.
Finally he arrived hours later.
His suit was wrinkled.
His confidence gone.
"They took everything," he whispered.
Sophie slowly stood.
"What about the house?"
Lucas stayed silent.
"The cars?"
Nothing.
"The accounts?"
Lucas lowered his head.
"They belong to the company."
Reality struck her harder than any argument ever could.
She hadn't married a billionaire.
She had fallen in love with borrowed power.
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The next morning, she quietly packed her suitcase.
Without leaving a note.
