They left together.
He stopped at the door.
“Oh… and Ethan?”
Ethan slowly looked up.
“The building where his office is located…”
His stomach turned.
Alexander smiled.
“That belongs to me too.”
Then they left.
A week later, the city had moved on, but in business circles the story spread quickly.
The initial public offering was cancelled.
The investors withdrew.
The credit lines were frozen.
The company was collapsing.
Ethan spent days trying to fix it.
All the calls ended the same way:
“We’re sorry… this decision comes from above.”
Meanwhile—
Emily sat on a quiet terrace overlooking the park, a hot cup of coffee in her hands. Her father sat opposite her.
“Do you regret it?” he asked.
He thought for a moment and then smiled.
“No.”
“What did you learn?”
She looked up at the clear sky.
“Never stay where you are made to feel insignificant.”
He raised his glass.
“That.”
She hit him gently.
“And to start all over again.”
He smiled.
“Our technology division needs a new director.”
She raised an eyebrow.
“Director?”
He nodded.
“You helped build their company. Now you can build something better.”
Emily gazed at the horizon.
A new chapter was beginning.
And this time—
No one would ever underestimate her again.
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