The $300 million merger deal was barely signed when I heard my husband giving orders to his assistant outside my office door.
“At tomorrow’s roadshow, change the project lead’s name to Emily.”
My hand stopped mid-air on the door handle.
The assistant hesitated. “But Catherine’s been pulling all-nighters on the data for two weeks. The client’s practically here because of her…”
My husband barely paused. His tone was matter-of-fact.
“Emily just graduated. She needs a big-ticket deal on her resume to get a foothold on Wall Street. Catherine’s already a Managing Partner. Listing this as mentoring a junior won’t cost her anything.”
“Once the commission comes in, I’ll buy her that Corvette C8. She’ll take it as a consolation prize.”
The next day, at the roadshow venue, my husband pressed a hand against my arm and whispered, “The intern who did the slide deck messed up the title page. I’ll wire you a private bonus to make up for it.”
I pulled my arm back. I sat through the entire presentation in silence.
Seven years of marriage. This was what I got. He was using my blood and sweat to pave someone else’s path.
The sports car. The partner title. Whoever wanted them could have them. I was done.
The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 15 *Bang—* The starting gun fired. The red car shot forward like a bolt of lightning. Perfect line into the first turn. Every other driver left in the dust. Andrew watched the car fly across the track. Turn after turn. Accelerating. Overtaking. Something I’d said to him years ago
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The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 14 Three months later. Andrew had lost the fund. Lost me. Lost Emily too. She’d cut him loose completely. He had a hidden personal account. Some cash. Enough to scrape by for maybe half a year. But the man was broken. He survived on alcohol. He’d dropped more than
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The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 13 He took a cab. The security at the gate blocked him. He stood outside. Begged for two hours. His voice went raw. Finally, the guards agreed to relay a message. The heavy wrought-iron gates swung open. I walked out. Ralph Lauren cashmere cardigan. One hand in my pocket.
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The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 12 Andrew stood there. Frozen. He watched his Chesterfield sofa, the one he’d napped on through countless weekends, get hauled out like junk. He watched the Tiffany lamp they’d found together at a Paris flea market get tossed into a cardboard box. After he was escorted off the property,
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The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 11 In the underground garage, Andrew stumbled toward his car. Dead. Soulless. Emily, too desperate to give up, chased after him. She grabbed the handle of his car door and held on. “Andrew, Catherine doesn’t want you anymore! I’m all you have left!” Her voice was shrill. Andrew whipped
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The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 10 This was the agreement Catherine had drafted years ago. To give *him* a safety net. He’d always thought of it as the ultimate proof of her love. He’d forgotten. If the infidelity clause was ever triggered, he’d lose everything too. His hands shook as he opened the photos.
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The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 09 Edward looked at him. He walked straight to the desk and dropped the equity transfer documents and the handover checklist onto it. “Mr. Andrew Shaw. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Catherine’s brother. Edward Blackwood.” “This hedge fund was originally something my little sister set up as a
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The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 08 Mr. Holland was silent for a few seconds. Then he nodded. I stood. I smoothed the front of my blazer. “Tomorrow morning. Reclaim it all. The fund too.” Nine a.m. the next morning. Andrew sat in his office. Dark bruises sat under his eyes. He hadn’t slept. His
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The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 07 I hung up. I started the car and drove toward Park Avenue. Toward the law firm. At a red light, I stared at the taillights in front of me. When I’d left the family, my father had met Andrew once. Afterward, he told me, “That young man has
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The Price Of His Mistake Chapter 06 “Seven years. You can’t just cut it off. I don’t believe you can.” I smiled. It didn’t reach my eyes. “That’s not up to you either.” I stepped around him and headed for the door. He lunged forward, ready to chase me, but Emily grabbed his arm. Desperation
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