Thinking back to all those times I couldn't stand Valerie's garish makeup and told her to pay attention to her appearance—and how Elwin always defended her—it hit me all at once. He'd been cheating on me even then.
I'd just been too buried in work, too busy helping him build his business empire, to notice his heart had already drifted to another woman.
And now, at the very pinnacle of his career, he wanted to demote me from girlfriend to sworn sister—a neat little cover for his betrayal while making himself look loyal and honorable.
Fine. Then I wouldn't hold back either.
I'd taken Starlight Corporation public. I could just as easily bankrupt him.
But this was still the company I'd poured everything into. I didn't want to destroy my enemy at the cost of destroying myself.
"I need to use the restroom. Give me five minutes to think."
Elwin saw me wavering and took it as my last show of resistance. He let me go.
I left the celebration and called Elwin's biggest rival.
"Thirty percent of Starlight's shares. Interested?"
Because of Elwin, Arnold Delgado and I had always been on opposite sides—competitors, even enemies. But that never stopped us from respecting each other's abilities.