Chapter 7 - The Woman Behind the PlanInside the presidential suite, Alivia finally allowed herself to sit down.
Her father, Marcus Vance, stood beside her.
He had spent decades building Vance Global Shipping into one of America's most powerful maritime corporations.
Yet he looked smaller tonight.
Not because he had lost power.
Because he had almost lost his daughter.
A private doctor examined Alivia's injuries.
Marcus watched silently.
Then he said:
“If I had known what he did upstairs…”
His voice broke.
Alivia reached for his hand.
“Dad.”
“I would have stopped the wedding myself.”
“I know.”
“You shouldn't have had to suffer to save the company.”
Alivia looked toward the window.
New York glittered beneath them.
“I wasn't saving the company.”
Marcus frowned.
“I was saving myself.”
That answer silenced him.
For the first time, he understood.
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His daughter hadn't defeated Preston because she wanted his empire.
She had defeated him because she had finally chosen herself.
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