Chapter 3

I spin my leather chair around, coldly watching him get dragged away.

"Free puppets are a dime a dozen. That backstabbing jerk had his chance. He won’t touch a single dollar of this company for the rest of his life."

I press the intercom button, my voice echoing across the entire executive floor: "Freeze all corporate access for Leo Martinez immediately. Revoke his keycard.

As of today, this man has zero affiliation with Aetheria."

Early the next morning, the intercom to my penthouse wouldn't stop buzzing.

The second I crack the door open, Leo’s mother, Mrs. Martinez,

pushes her way inside like a hurricane, plopping down on my Hermès sofa.

Leo trails in behind her, sulking.

"Chloe, you've got some nerve! Hiding the Golden Shares from our Leo this whole time?

Are you treating my son like a thief?? He’s your boyfriend, for god’s sake!"

Mrs. Martinez glares at me, her voice dripping with venom.

"Well, since you're officially the CEO now, I guess that works.

Just assign Leo a personal chauffeur for his commute.

It’s the least you can do as his fiancée."