Chapter 9
The room erupted in chaos.
Everett stared wide–eyed with his lips trembling, unable to say a word.
He used to be New York’s most powerful man.
Now he looked like a broken aging dog, collapsed in his chair
Axel stood up and nodded to Nolan.
His secretary immediately made a call, transferring a massive sum into my account.
Then he dropped to one knee in front of everyone.
“Amelia. I just bought these Brooks shares for you.”
“From today on, they belong to you.”
- Axel Donovan, will spend my life protecting you and our child.”
“Will you marry me?”
Then the room exploded in discussion. People were taking photos and going live.
Trending topics updated instantly
“LA Prince Proposes to Brooks Heiress, Billion–Dollar Gift Shocks NYC
After that day. Axel deployed his elite legal team and sued Everett and Brielle.
Every property and bank account, even my mom’s antique jewelry collection–all recovered.
And Axel’s entourage at my prenatal appointments was even more spectacular than before.
World–class medical teams, custom luxury suites and the red carpets laid down hospital hallways,
Everyone in New York was jealous again, calling me fortune’s favorite daughter.
All those comments about me being the Brooks family reject or a homewrecker–Gone without a trace.
After finishing my checkup today. I was walking toward the Lincoln when heard it-
“Amelia
That familiar vince made me pause, but I didn’t turn around.
Then he practically screamed “Amelia Brooks!”
I slowly turned
The once–confident New York rising star looked like absolute hell. Like he hadn’t slept in months.
Made sense.
After Maddox Industries lost the bid, multiple partners sued them. Their cash flow had been cut off ages ago. His entire empire was crumbling
He stumbled toward me, pushing past the bodyguards and pulling a deed from his jacket
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Chapter 9
The property certificate for that private island in the Maldives.
His voice was hoarse:
“Amelia, I was teaching you to dive last year. Ten meters under, you ripped off your regulator just to kiss me. You almost drowned.”
“That night, you wanted to go night crabbing, cut your foot on coral. I carried you three miles back to the hotel. You laid on my back and whispered, ‘Maddox, I want you to spoil me like this forever.“”
“Christmas‘ Eve, you said you wanted to see the northern lights with me. This year…”
His voice cracked.
Tears hit the ground one by one. He’d completely abandoned his polished golden boy image.
“You said you wanted a baby that looked like me.”
“You probably forgot why I gave you that ‘Heart of True Love.‘ It was because when we watched Titanic together, you pointed at the Heart of the Ocean and said you wanted a piece of jewelry that could symbolize eternal love. I flew to London that same night and camped out at Christie’s for three days straight…”
“I spent years building the perfect life for you. You’re the little girl I raised with so much love… are you really done with me?”
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