CHAPTER 2 — THE STORE FALLS APART
CHAPTER 2 — THE STORE FALLS APART
Within minutes, security outside the boutique changed.
Black cars lined the street.
Bodyguards entered first, securing every exit.
The manager rushed forward, panic breaking through her arrogance.
“Sir, there’s been a misunderstanding—”
But he didn’t look at her.
He looked at his daughter’s bruised arms.
“Call my legal team,” he said calmly. “And the board.”
The employee who had been fired stepped back, realizing she was about to be caught in something far bigger than her job.
The billionaire turned slightly toward her.
“You protected her?”
She hesitated. “I… I tried to.”
He nodded once.
“Then you’re not fired anymore.”
The manager’s breath hitched.
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“What?”
But the billionaire had already stopped listening to her existence.
