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CHAPTER 5: A DIFFERENT BEGINNING

Weeks later, the headlines were everywhere.

MERGER SCANDAL EXPOSED. CEO ARRESTED AT ALTAR.

Mercer Holdings collapsed within days.

Investigations spread like wildfire.

And me?

I stood in a quiet office, sunlight pouring through open windows, signing the final documents to restructure everything Nolan tried to steal.

But this time, it wasn’t about power.

It was about control.

My control.

My life.

My future.

My father stepped in, watching me for a moment before speaking.

“You didn’t just end a wedding,” he said. “You ended a war.”

I looked up.

“No,” I replied softly. “I ended silence.”

Outside, the world moved on.

But inside, something new had begun.

Not revenge.

Not survival.

Freedom.

And for the first time in a long time—

May you like

I smiled… and meant it.

THE END

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