The Bride of Endless Deaths novel Chapter 20

Chapter 10

Staring at the gray, overcast sky, I almost laughed at the absurdity.

Ethan’s so-called “business genius” had been nothing but my grandfather’s silent charity.

My grandfather was a titan of industry, with assets spread across the country.

Three years ago, for my sake, he had quietly connected Ethan to powerful partners.

Those deals Ethan boasted about “winning through skill” had been sealed with a single word from my

grandfather.

Pathetic-because even when the resources were handed to him, Ethan still managed to screw them up.

How many times had my grandfather’s carefully arranged clients walked away because of Ethan’s arrogance?

How many guaranteed-profit projects had he ruined with his idiotic decisions?

If not for my family’s protection, his little company would have collapsed hundreds of times over.

And now, this man who owed everything to my family had killed our child in his scramble to curry favor with the powerful.

The next morning, my father placed a folder on my bedside table.

On top was the divorce agreement already signed by Ethan. Beneath it was a thick file of information on

Vanessa.

I flipped it open and let out a cold laugh.

So the “heiress of the Blake Corporation” was nothing more than an expensive escort.

The documents showed the company’s chairman had only one son-no daughter. Her entire “background”

was an elaborate lie.

“How ironic,” I murmured.

“Ethan threw me away for a fake heiress-and helped her kill his own child.”

My father patted my hand lightly. “People like that aren’t worth your grief.”

I closed the file, my eyes hardening. “Dad, we can start.”

He nodded and immediately began making calls.

Within thirty minutes, a full-scale corporate siege was underway.

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First, the bank abruptly recalled all of Ethan’s loans.

Next, his three largest clients simultaneously cut ties.

Finally, the tax bureau arrived to freeze his accounts and audit the company.

All of it, done with just a few phone calls from my grandfather.

The irony was almost sweet. Ethan’s prized “connections” evaporated in an instant-every so-called ally turning their back.

The business partners who once called him “brother” now avoided him like the plague.

The subordinates who used to fawn over him were handing in their resignations one after another.

My phone buzzed with push alerts: [ColeTech Faces Bankruptcy Amid Cash Flow Crisis.]

[Founder Ethan Cole Blacklisted for Credit Default.]

A cold smile tugged at my lips.

Three days later, I was sipping tea in the garden when my butler rushed in.

“Miss, Ethan is kneeling at the gate asking to see you.”

I set my cup down slowly, a chill curling through my smile. “Let him in.”

By the time the guards brought him to me, the man before me was a shadow of the arrogant figure I had

once known.

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