Chapter 6 - Dominic Gave Up His Empire to Save Claire—Then She Returned and Rebuilt Everything He Thought He Had LostDominic resigned from Vale Maritime.
The board removed him.
The newspapers called it a collapse.
Claire called it freedom.
Together, they exposed Richard's network.
Federal investigators seized assets.
Several executives were arrested.
Vale Maritime survived.
But Dominic no longer controlled it.
Claire stepped in.
Not to take revenge.
To stabilize it.
Within six months, she had rebuilt the company.
She merged parts of Blackwater with Vale Maritime.
She created a new board.
She removed anyone tied to illegal operations.
She turned the empire legitimate.
Dominic watched.
One afternoon, he entered her office.
“You did it.”
Claire looked up.
“We did.”
“No.”
He shook his head.
“You did.”
She smiled.
“You're learning.”
He laughed.
Then he placed a file on her desk.
“What is this?”
“My resignation.”
“You already resigned.”
“From the family business entirely.”
She stared.
“What are you going to do?”
“Build something else.”
“With what money?”
She smiled.
“I thought you had some.”
He laughed.
Then became serious.
“I want to work for you.”
Claire raised an eyebrow.
“That's adorable.”
“I've never worked for a woman.”
“You're about to.”
He extended his hand.
She shook it.
It was the first professional contract they had signed together.
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And the strangest one.
Because this time, they were equals.
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