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Finally, I opened the file Daniel had given me.
Inside were photos of the three men who had assaulted me.
My breath quickened, and a wave of hatred surged through me.
I flipped through the pages, finding detailed records of their recent activities and phone calls.
Key information was highlighted.
From these details, I pieced together the truth:
The collapse of Wilson Group had originally been a straightforward acquisition.
But Olivia and Ethan’s assistant had conspired to leak damaging information, cutting off loans and
forcing the company into bankruptcy.
The timing, coinciding with an economic downturn, had driven my father to suicide.
The three men who had assaulted me had been hired by Olivia.
Afterward, they had been paid off and sent to a remote island, their identities hidden.
That’s why Ethan had never been able to find them.
It was Daniel who had uncovered the truth.
I had been wrong about Ethan.
I had believed he was responsible for my father’s death and my assault.
But now I saw that while he had betrayed our marriage, the business sabotage and the attack had been orchestrated by Olivia.
I stumbled out of bed, desperate to catch Ethan.
He was bankrupt now. What if he did something drastic, like my father?
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I reached the hospital exit just in time to see Ethan walking away,
But before I could call out, a disheveled woman, her clothes torn and bloodied, rushed out from the
shadows.
It was Olivia.
Her eyes were wild, and she held a sharp object. She lunged at Ethan, stabbing him in the side.
I screamed. Chaos erupted as people rushed to help.
Luckily, we were at a hospital, and Ethan was quickly taken into surgery.
The media soon reported that the three men who had assaulted me had returned to New York.
Someone had paid them ten times their original fee to reveal everything.
They were quickly arrested, but their accomplices, believing Olivia had double–crossed them, had
taken revenge on her.
Olivia, pregnant, had lost her baby.
Consumed by rage and despair, she had turned on Ethan.
She had thought that without me, Ethan would marry her.
But now, he had lost everything–his fortune, his company.
All her sacrifices had been for nothing.
In her fury, she had attacked him, then tried to kill herself, but was stopped by bystanders.
She was later sentenced to life in prison.
Ethan’s kidneys were severely damaged, and the doctors said it might affect his ability to have
children.
I visited him in the hospital.
With the misunderstandings cleared, Ethan asked: “When I recover, can we start over?”
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The once dominant man now sounded humble, almost pleading.
I replied calmly: “I went to a fortune teller.”
“Every reading about you was the worst possible outcome.”
He broke down, covering his face, sobbing. We were over.
Ford Enterprises wasn’t completely destroyed.
Daniel, recognizing Ethan’s talent, let Ford survive as a small company.
I, on the other hand, became a rising star in the business world.
I didn’t stay with Daniel but instead rebuilt Wilson Group, bringing back my father’s old team.
Years passed, and I became a powerful businesswoman, commanding respect.
On Memorial Day, I visited my father’s grave.
Daniel accompanied me.
In the distance, a figure stood watching us.
I knew it was Ethan. We were now mere acquaintances.
Ethan waved, then got into his car and drove away.
As I turned back to the grave, Daniel knelt on one knee–not to my father, but to me.
“Emily, give me a chance. Let me take care of you for the rest of our lives.”
His first wife had passed away years ago, and he had been single ever since, with a sterling reputation.
The scars of the past had faded with time, and I no longer woke up in terror.
I nodded and extended my hand.
“Don’t betray me, or I’ll destroy Hudson Corporation.”
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Daniel smiled warmly.
“I’ll offer Hudson as a dowry and marry into the Wilson family,”
“From now on, you’re in charge.”
The wind carried our laughter as we left the past behind, looking only to the future.
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