Chapter 10
Two months later.
The next time I heard about Christian–he was in handcuffs.
Turned out, he forced Bianca into an abortion.
She waited until one of his company parties to crash it–full meltdown in front of everyone.
His mother humiliated her publicly.
Christian dragged her to the hospital.
But after the procedure, Bianca started bleeding out–and died on the table.
Her family sued him for a ton of money.
And right when he thought things couldn’t get worse?
Someone tipped off the IRS and corporate watchdogs.
Turns out, the Cole Group had been hiding massive tax fraud and bribery.
Christian tried pulling every string he had–but the evidence was airtight.
He got arrested on the spot.
That was the end of the Cole empire.
I don’t know if Liam had a hand in it….
but honestly?
I didn’t care anymore.
Christian was ancient history.
Meanwhile, my name was lighting up the international stage.
I went from background dancer to center spotlight to headlining soloist.
At the Rome International Dance Festival, I won gold–the only Asian artist to ever do it.
And through it all, Liam was by my side.
Turns out, he’s the heir to the Donovan Corporation back in the States.
He promised his father he’d bring the company to new heights within two years–and his dad agreed to take over
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day–to–day until then.
Unless something big came up, Liam stayed overseas with me.
“Eve, don’t skip meals just because I’m not there.”
“And stop practicing till midnight. I mean it.”
“Answer your damn phone, I’ll be calling.”
“Okay, okay, I hear you!” I laughed.
Those two years flew by.
In what felt like the blink of an eye, I was a household name.
A celebrated dancer.
When I finally came back home,
Liam threw a welcome party.
Right there, in front of everyone–he got down on one knee.
“Eve, two years wasn’t enough. I want to spend a lifetime proving how much I love you.”
“Will you marry me?”
The second I said yes, his eyes went red.
His hands shook as he slid the ring onto my finger.
And in that moment, I knew–this time, I’d made the right bet.
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