Once the manager stormed out, Aria was left entirely alone in the massive luxury van.
She sat in silence for a few agonizing minutes before suddenly snapping. Like a cornered animal, she swept her arm across the table, sending everything crashing violently to the floor.
When she finally stopped, a manic, desperate certainty settled into her eyes.
"No matter what happens, I am going to survive this."
The sheer calculation in her gaze was toxic. Her mind was already spinning, plotting a much darker, riskier game.
Online, the narrative shifted with whiplash-inducing speed, entirely due to Aria's hidden machinations.
Suddenly, millions of internet users experienced a collective epiphany: in a cheating scandal, the wrath shouldn't be directed at the other woman, but at the cheating man.
The Sterling Group's stock took a massive, volatile plunge.
The three-day ultimatum Godfrey had given Maxwell was now down to just two.
Inside the CEO's office.
Leo Thorne watched Maxwell's grim, exhausted expression. It took everything in him to deliver the next piece of devastating news.
Maxwell's phone was vibrating endlessly on the desk, but he made no move to answer it.
"Leo."
Maxwell's voice suddenly cut through the heavy silence.
Leo straightened up immediately. "Yes, Mr. Sterling. I'm here."
"Is Lyra's resignation paperwork fully processed?"
Leo thought for a second before answering carefully, "It should be. Our inside sources mentioned that Mrs... that Ms. Lennox officially onboarded at the Lennox Group yesterday."
After delivering the news, Leo kept a close eye on his boss's reaction.
Seeing Maxwell's face remain entirely expressionless, Leo foolishly assumed he had finally let her go.
But a second later, Maxwell let out a dark, mocking sneer.
"She moved on fast, didn't she? She used to follow me around like a desperate dog, begging for my attention. Now she says she doesn't love me, and just like that, she flips the switch. They're all exactly the same."


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