Chapter 123

Chloe’s POV

Margaret’s jealousy was not just about wealth. It was about displacement. She had lost influence in the company. She had lost public sympathy after the DNA revelation. And now she was watching me build something stronger than what she once controlled.

That kind of resentment does not fade quietly.

My phone buzzed.

A news alert flashed across the screen.

“Humphrey Corporation reports record rebound in Q3 profits.”

I almost laughed at the timing.

The company was no longer in crisis mode. Analysts were calling it one of the most dramatic corporate recoveries in recent history. Share prices had climbed steadily over the last weeks. Investors who had once distanced themselves were now requesting private meetings.

Success had made me visible again.

And visibility attracts enemies.

I turned back to my computer and resumed reviewing the expansion proposal for the European division. If Margaret thought intimidatio