Chapter 4

Zack didn't contact me at all over the weekend.

Instead, he went ahead and canceled the authorized credit card under my name.

Monday morning, 7:00 AM.

Zack was still in his apartment picking out a tie when his assistant called him on WhatsApp.

"Zack! We have a major crisis!"

"Our competitor just completed the acquisition of Chloe’s core shares!"

Zack’s hand shook, pulling his tie out of shape.

"What did you just say?"

"They are now the majority shareholder and are demanding a board meeting for restructuring."

"Zack, they're taking over the company."

Zack’s face went completely pale, his teeth clenched.

"Just to force me to apologize, she’s risking the very life of this company?"

"Does she really think this kind of stunt will make me bow down to her?"

Just as he was about to call me, Lily walked out in her pajamas, snatched his phone, and held down the voice message button on Snapchat.

"Chloe, Zack said it."

"As long as you return the shares, he will still marry you today."

"Don't ruin the rest of your life over a petty fight."

The message was sent, only to be met with a red exclamation mark.

User has blocked you.

Lily froze.

Zack grabbed his phone back, staring at the exclamation mark, completely paralyzed.

On the other side of town, on the sunlit airfield, the morning breeze lifted the hem of my trench coat.

Julian Sterling stood quietly by the private jet’s boarding stairs, dressed in a tailored suit, waiting for me.

He was holding a leather folder.

"What's that?"

I walked over and glanced at the gold-embossed letters on the folder.

"A billion-dollar family trust fund document."

Julian handed the folder to me, looking at me with pure devotion.

"Just a small welcoming gift. Once you sign it, this is entirely your personal property."

I stared at him for a second, then couldn't help but laugh.

He was always like this, using the most direct and grand gestures to back me up.

Honestly, I couldn't even spend this much money in several lifetimes.

But whatever, having money is always better than not.

Julian reached out, gently tucking a stray lock of hair behind my ear.

"You’ve suffered enough, my princess."

I shook my head gently, took his arm, and we boarded the private jet together.

Meanwhile, Zack rushed frantically to the front steps of City Hall.

He fully expected to see me standing there, eagerly waiting for him as I always did.

He had even prepared a lecture to force me to sign over the shares.

But the steps of City Hall were completely empty.

Only Kyle and a few of his friends stood there, their faces pale as they stared blankly at their phone screens.

"Where is she?"

Zack rushed over, grabbing Kyle by his collar.

"Where is Chloe?"

Kyle swallowed hard, trembling as he held up his phone.

"Zack... you need to look at Twitter right now."

Zack snatched the phone.

The number one trending topic was screaming on the screen:

[Upper East Side Billionaire Julian Sterling Deploys Private Jet to Welcome Back His Heiress Fiancee!]