Lucas stood at the podium in front of a packed press room the next morning, cameras flashing relentlessly. His team had worked through the night. Derek’s betrayal was fully documented—bank transfers, emails, the leaked contract pages. It was time to end this.
“I will make one statement,” Lucas said, his voice steady and commanding. “The marriage between Ella Morgan and myself began as a contract, yes. But it became something far more real. My cousin, Derek Hayes, leaked selective documents to damage me and, by extension, my wife. He has been removed from any connection to Hayes Enterprises and faces legal consequences.”
Murmurs rippled through the crowd. Lucas continued, eyes hard. “Ella Morgan is not a gold digger. She is the strongest, most genuine person I know. She fought to save her
