Chapter 4 - Revealing The Secret Tech Empire
Later that evening, I sat with my mother in the sprawling gourmet kitchen while Donovan slept peacefully in a custom nursery upstairs.
Alexis looked across the marble island, still trying to process the staggering reality of her daughter’s hidden life.
“All those years you worked late nights on your laptop in that small apartment... you were building a global empire?” she asked softly.
“Sterling Technologies is currently valued at over three billion dollars, Mom, and I own ninety percent of the voting shares,” I explained gently.
“And Caden thought you were just an ordinary employee mooching off his supposed financial success,” she murmured with a sad head shake.
“He loved the lifestyle I provided, but he despised the idea that a woman could out-earn him,” I said, my voice steady and cold.
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“Well, you kept your identity hidden to test his heart, and he failed miserably,” Alexis sighed, reaching across the counter to squeeze my hand.
“From now on, you will never lift a finger, cook a meal, or bear their disrespect ever again,” I promised her fiercely.
