Chapter 102\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\u865f 95%\u6703\u00a0<\/p>\n
Interesting how the mother was delighted when she thought it was her adopted daughter, but now that it\u2019s her biological daughter, she\u2019s hysterical, someone remarked loudly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wasn\u2019t she the one who had become a laughing stock at the gala last month? This Wright girl seems to have quite the pattern of public indiscretions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeaks volumes about the family values at Wright Creatives\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShut up! All of you shut up!\u2018 I shrieked, my voice barely recognizable ever to myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mercifully, the staff finally cut the power, silencing the mortifying sounds. But the damage was done.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jonathan\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
The celebration for my father\u2019s retirement had been going exceptionally well. Thanks to Ridley\u2019s presence, I had secured two major contracts that would keep Wright Creatives from the brink of bankruptcy. With these deals providing a foundation, the company would finally stabilize\u00a0<\/p>\n
after months of financial free fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As guests began to rise from their seats, the digital screens suddenly displayed explicit footage. My first instinct was that Elara had orchestrated this\u2013she\u2019d been acting suspiciously all evening. When I saw her smirking while pretending to be shocked, my suspicions were\u00a0<\/p>\n
confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I confronted her immediately, grabbing her wrist. She was still under the delusion that this couldn\u2019t harm our business. The woman had absolutely no understanding of how reputation functioned in our industry. Using Cedar in this scheme was not only despicable but potentially ruinous for the deals I\u2019d just secured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then the atmosphere shifted. I followed Elara\u2019s suddenly horrified gaze to the screen and felt my blood freeze. It wasn\u2019t Cedar in the video.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Selena.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My mind went blank with shock as our carefully cultivated image disintegrated before Chicago\u2019s elite. The room buzzed with whispers and judgment, each comment like a needle piercing our reputation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Wright, we\u2019ll be taking our leave now,\u201d William approached, his expression glacial. \u201cRegarding the Lake Shore project we discussed earlier- I believe it\u2019s no longer a good fit. You should explore other opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt desperation rising. \u201cWilliam, we had practically finalized the details\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve changed my mind,\u201d he said flatly, glancing toward the now\u2013darkened screen before walking out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The other potential partners followed suit, making hasty excuses as they departed. Within minutes, the ballroom stood nearly empty, with only the ruins of our reputation remaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u201d I turned to Elara, fury overwhelming my usual restraint. My palm connected with her cheek before I could think better of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She fell to the floor, momentarily stunned, before scrambling back up. \u201cYou dare hit me? Our daughter has been set up, humiliated in front of everyone, and instead of finding who\u2019s responsible or helping her, you\u2019re assaulting your own wife? Who do you think you are?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
11:24 Wed, Feb 4 G.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 102\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lunged at me, fingernails ready to draw blood, and we grappled shamefully in the middle of the emptying ballroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
95%\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had never felt such rage. After weeks of Wright Creatives teetering on collapse, I had finally seen a path forward. Now, in a single evening. Elara\u2019s reckless scheme had destroyed everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether the woman in the video had been Cedar or Selena made no difference\u2013either way, the damage to Wright Creatives was catastrophic. How could she have conceived such a self\u2013destructive plan?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My father\u2019s voice cut through our struggle, tight with barely controlled anger. \u201cEnough! What is wrong with you two?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His face was ashen, his entire retirement celebration reduced to a humiliating spectacle. And here we were, the company\u2019s leadership, brawling like children instead of managing the crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFind your daughter immediately,\u201d he ordered. \u201cYour own child is in trouble, and you\u2019re fighting each other instead of helping her? What kind\u00a0<\/p>\n
of parents are you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elara shot me a venomous glare before staggering toward the hotel elevators, presumably to search for Selena.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she disappeared, I stood alone in the destroyed aftermath of what should have been a triumphant evening, wondering how we would survive\u00a0<\/p>\n
this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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