Chapter 7 - The CEO's True Intentions
The front door slammed downstairs, and the sound of sharp high heels clicked loudly up the stairs. Gwen burst into the master bedroom, her eyes wide with frantic desperation.
"Julian! Is it true?!" Gwen demanded, grabbing his tuxedo jacket. "Does she really control Apex Capital? What about my stock options? What about our merger bonuses?!"
Julian looked at Gwen, his eyes hollow and lifeless. "It's all tied up in Apex... Everything I built, every dollar in our reserve account... it was hers."
Gwen let go of his jacket as if it were on fire, taking two steps backward. Her expression shifted from fake devotion to cold, disgusted contempt.
"You told me you were a self-made billionaire!" Gwen spat, her voice laced with venom. "You told me your wife was a nobody who held you back! You dragged me into a corporate nightmare!"
"Gwen, baby, listen—we can fight this together in court," Julian begged, reaching out for her hand.
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"Don't touch me!" Gwen barked, pulling back her hand—the hand still wearing the diamond ring Julian had bought using Vanguard's corporate credit line. "I am the CEO of Vanguard, not your fall guy. If Apex takes over tomorrow, I am resigning and testifying against you for misusing corporate funds for this ring!"
👉 Read PART 8 to see the emergency board meeting the next morning!
