Chapter 4: The Choice
Chapter 4: The Choice
One week later...
The Vance family mansion stood nearly empty.
Luxury cars had disappeared.
Auction notices covered the gates.
Victoria watched movers carry away priceless antiques.
Everything she had spent decades collecting...
Gone.
Across town...
Ethan entered Consecour Headquarters.
Genevieve waited in the executive boardroom.
"I've signed the resignation letter," Ethan said.
"I won't ask for another opportunity."
Genevieve smiled slightly.
"I wasn't expecting one."
She slid another folder across the table.
He opened it.
Chief Executive Officer
Consecour Technologies
He stared at her.
"You still trust me?"
Genevieve nodded.
"I never tested your business ability."
"I tested your character."
"You cannot choose your parents."
"But you can choose the person you become."
Tears filled Ethan's eyes.
"I won't disappoint you."
"I know."
Meanwhile...
Chloe attempted to contact wealthy businessmen across the country.
No one returned her calls.
Every social circle had learned how she treated those she considered beneath her.
Doors closed one after another.
May you like
Not because Genevieve ordered it.
Because reputations, once revealed, speak louder than rumors.
