Chapter 2 - The Apex Revealed
The next morning,
I arrived at the headquarters of Apex Holdings.
The glass building reached toward the sky.
It was a monument to my secrets.
For years,
I had played the role of the supportive wife.
I had let Spencer think he was the king of the world.
But the world was mine.
The security guards bowed as I walked through the lobby.
They knew who I was.
I took the private elevator to the top floor.
My office was exactly as I had left it.
Clean,
cold,
and powerful.
I sat behind the mahogany desk.
I pulled up the files for Spencer’s construction firm.
He had been using my credit lines for months.
He thought he was clever.
He thought I was too distracted to notice.
But I saw every penny.
I saw every dinner he bought for Penelope.
I saw the jewelry he charged to the corporate account.
My lawyer,
Mr. Miller,
knocked on the door.
He looked concerned.
He had been with me since the beginning.
He knew about the accident.
He knew about the loss of my child.
He handed me a folder.
It was the deed to the Coral Gables mansion.
It was in my name,
and my name alone.
The "wedding" had taken place on my private property without a permit.
I smiled.
It was a cold,
calculated smile.
"Issue the formal eviction notice,"
I told him.
"I want them out by sunset."
He nodded.
"And the construction contracts?"
"Cancel them,"
I said.
"If he wants to be a CEO,
let him find his own capital."
I looked out the window.
The city looked like a playground.
I had spent too long playing small.
No more.
The woman they thought they knew was gone.
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The Chairwoman had returned.
And she was hungry for justice.
