I Chose Me Over My Marriage novel Chapter 63

The elevator doors slid open, but Maxwell remained frozen, completely blocking the exit.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared blankly at Lyra.

"How did you change so fast?"

Lyra completely understood where he was coming from.

She used to revolve her entire existence around him, treating him like the center of her universe. But now, when she looked at him, her eyes were completely stripped of any affection.

Lyra was walking away, step by step.

But he somehow felt like he was the one trapped.

It was ridiculously ironic.

"I'm not the one who changed fast."

Lyra finished her sentence, a deeply cynical smirk curling the corners of her lips.

"You're just the one who never bothered to truly look at me."

Throughout their years together, she had given him her whole heart, and what had he done?

In the end, it was all just a calculating transaction to him.

"There's no law stating a person has to love someone forever. Maxwell, I don't love you anymore."

The moment those words left Lyra's mouth, Maxwell's entire body went rigid.

In the past, whenever Lyra had uttered those words, he had never believed her.

Just like the rest of their social circle, he assumed that since she had defied her own family to marry him, she would never leave him and would always cater to his every whim.

In reality, no matter what happened, Lyra would never lose sight of who she was or surrender her self-respect again.

"You're the CEO of the Sterling Group now. Like you said, let's not make things ugly. The Lennox family commands immense respect, and our standing in the business world is critical. If you don't want to keep hemorrhaging business partners, you're welcome to keep blocking the door."

After Lyra dropped that threat, their eyes locked, instantly sparking a volatile tension.

Lyra's gaze was entirely devoid of the love that used to reside there.

For a dizzying second, Maxwell felt as if their roles had been completely reversed, and the sheer weight of everything he had done finally crashed down on him.

"They need my signature for this pathetic amount? Has your job gotten a little too relaxing lately?"

Leo opened his mouth, clearly hesitating.

Seeing this, Maxwell snapped aggressively, "Spit it out. Stop stammering like an idiot."

"Finance just reported that their liquid assets are practically nonexistent. They might need to dip into your emergency executive funds."

"What?!"

Maxwell bolted upright in his chair.

He stared at Leo in absolute disbelief, struggling to even force the words out.

Just as Leo was about to repeat himself, Maxwell cut him off.

"We only lost a handful of contracts. The accounts shouldn't be bleeding this badly. What the hell is going on?"

Cornered by the interrogation, Leo had no choice but to tell the brutal truth. "A while ago, you siphoned off a massive chunk of resources to secure opportunities for Aria, and combined with the hefty penalty we paid Silas Chambers, our cash flow has completely stagnated. The funds tied up in those projects can't be touched."