Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1047

The room was wrapped in a heavy, breathless silence. Emmy lifted her eyes, taking in every face around the table. Some looked shocked, others confused, a few just stared at her like they couldn’t believe what they’d heard.

She paused, letting the weight of the moment settle. Her voice grew softer, carrying a meaning that was hard to read. “Mr. Liu is right. My absence this past year did affect Nelson Corporation’s reputation. As a director, that’s on me. And I don’t run from my responsibilities.”

Tyler felt his heart thump, a chill of dread creeping in. He had a bad feeling about where this was headed.

Emmy’s gaze drifted beyond the room, as if she was looking at something no one else could see. Her voice was steady, almost serene. “So, I’ve decided. All the profits from the six top projects this year, plus the other seven investments—every cent of the dividends. That’s forty-eight point six billion in total. My share comes to about five billion. I’m donating it. All of it. In the name of Nelson Corporation, with no strings attached.”

Silence. Real silence. Not even the sound of breathing broke it. For a moment, it was like time itself had stopped.

Cadence’s head snapped up, her eyes wide with disbelief. Did Emmy just say she was giving it all away? Five billion. Not five million, not even fifty million. Five billion dollars. The kind of money most people couldn’t imagine in a hundred lifetimes. In the hands of any other executive, it would have gone straight into building a bigger empire, chasing even more power, feeding endless ambition.

But Emmy was just letting it go, as if it were nothing.

This was the solution she’d come up with after Juan made her realize she couldn’t avoid facing public opinion at home. She’d never grown up wanting for money. Her grandfather and mother had never taught her to worship wealth. They taught her that technology should have warmth and that talent should come with responsibility.

Then she sat down, composed and unhurried.

No one spoke. The silence stretched on. Everyone was just… stunned. Five billion dollars to charity. Once that news got out, it wouldn’t just clear up a few rumors. It would shake the whole industry.

The other executives, the wealthy families, the power brokers—they wouldn’t just be shocked. They’d be scared. Emmy had just shattered the unwritten rules. People like them controlled the world by feeding anxiety, hoarding resources, making everyone believe that money was all that mattered. They needed everyone to keep chasing, keep scrambling.

But Emmy had just shown everyone that money wasn’t everything. When someone with that much power and wealth started doing things differently, started giving back, started acting with real conscience, it forced everyone else to take a long, hard look at themselves. And that was something that truly terrified them.