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Chapter 61: Fractured Hopes
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Two years had passed, and Taylons Enterprises was a shell of its former glory. The once-bustling offices, with their global recognitions, now echoed with emptiness. Where hundreds of staff once trooped down the corridors with cups of coffee and bundles of papers, a few remained now, their footsteps sounding lonely in the space. Most employees were laid off months ago when paychecks started to bounce.Those who stayed, did so out of some misplaced sense of loyalty, or perhaps because they could not bear to watch the final collapse of what was once the crown jewel of the city. Gone were Taylor's immaculately tailored suits, now rumpled shirts and loosened ties; that voice which had been a commanding tone was now husky from too many cigarettes and too much whiskey. He often, this days, spent his nights in The Golden Rose, one of the most exclusive bars in town, where what little remained of the company's money was being blown in on expensive bourbon and rigged poker games.Sometimes,
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Taylor burst through the front door of his home, his footsteps echoing through the foyer with an urgency that hadn't been present in months. The familiar weight of despair that had been his constant companion had lifted, replaced by something that felt dangerously like hope."Sarah! Sarah, where are you?" he called out, his voice carrying a hint of his old confidence.Sarah came out of the kitchen, drying her hands on a dish towel. The afternoon light through the window showed the streaks of gray that had grown in her hair in the last two years -- years that had aged them both more than time should have.Her expression, upon seeing him, turned to that all-too-familiar look of guarded disappointment, the expression that had become her default, etched through many nights of waiting up for him to stumble home from The Golden Rose."What is it now, Taylor?" The words came out clipped, tired, as if she was already preparing herself for more bad news."You won't believe this," he said, un
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The sun was gradually retarding for the day, but its rays still filtered through the transparent window curtains of the Fury mansion.Sarah stood at the kitchen window, her fingers drumming against the granite countertop as she mentally calculated what they needed from the store. The refrigerator was almost empty, and Daniel had been asking for his cereal for days now.All she could think about was how her little boy went to school every morning, his face falling in disappointment.She moved into the living room, her heels echoing off the silent walls.Taylor was not in his leather armchair; neither was he in his study, to which he retreated every time the subject of their worsening finances came up.Her calls to his cell went straight to voicemail; each ring further raised the irritation in her. It was Friday, a day marking the beginning of his self-proclaimed three-day weekends, but she had still hoped he might break his pattern of unavailability.It wasn't until a search of the ho
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The conference room was eerily quiet, a far cry from the bustling and vibrant discussions that once filled its walls. Now, only a handful of board members remained, their presence a painful reminder of Taylons Enterprises' slow and humiliating decline. Taylor sat at the head of the long table, his hands clasped tightly together. Beside him, Sarah sat rigid, her expression unreadable.He took a deep breath before speaking, his voice steady but laced with an undercurrent of unease. "I met with the investor's lawyer this morning."The few remaining board members canted their body weight a little into the table, their faces apportioned equally in anticipation and dread."The investor is offering nine hundred million dollars," Taylor continued. "But in return they want seventy percent ownership of the company."A moment of stunned silence.Then the room erupted."Preposterous!" Mr. Ethan Caldwell, the gruff board member in his thirties who had only recently joined the board, slammed his
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Taylor sat frozen in his seat, his mind struggling to catch up with reality. Nicole's sudden appearance had sent his world spinning, and no matter how much he tried to regain composure, he found himself drowning in disbelief. His lips parted as if to speak, but his voice betrayed him. Nothing came out. He swallowed hard, forcing air into his lungs.Across the table, Nicole was ice cool, her face reflecting the calm produced by a woman in control of her emotions. "So, ladies and gentlemen, shall we begin?" she said, smooth and professional, a smile curving her lips but not quite reaching her eyes.Next to her, Ethan Caldwell sat and nodded in a conciliating fashion, a small smirk playing across his lips. In that instant Nicole acted like Taylor and Sarah were not there, a flood of old painful memories seemed to wash in; old painful memories she had struggled her whole life to bury.The cruel whispers of betrayal still echoed within her, and she could feel the phantom ache of shatt
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The conference room was suffocating with tension, the mahogany walls seeming to close in with each passing second. The weight of unspoken words pressed heavily against the air, making it hard to breathe, while the afternoon sun cast long shadows across the polished table. His body was shaking with anger, his mind reeling, unable even to conceptualize such an act. And now Nicole, his ex-wife, had every reason to hate him, the woman he once loved but betrayed, the one he threw out in the streets like a worthless piece of garbage was here to rip it all from him.His voice was raw, his tone low and sharp and edged with fury collected for years. "Get the fuck out of my company. Now!"That sounded like the thunder of war, banging through the silent room, resounding in echoes against the walls as the bursting of his tattered pride.With an audibly sharp intake of corporate breath, their expensive suits rustled in the shift. Just then, strained silent hush filled the boardroom, cracking
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The room was still thick with tension even after Nicole had walked out. The board members exchanged uneasy glances, some of them still reeling from the heated exchange that had just transpired. They tried to dissuade her, but she would not listen. Nicole had already made up her mind.She had come expecting resistance, but Taylor's reaction sealed the deal. She could not turn back now.As for Taylor, still seated, his face folded into a scowl, his fists clutched the armchair so hard that the knuckles had turned white.Hot anger blazed in his eyes, with his breath coming deep and labored, as if he did not want to take a step backward. "Get the fuck out, Nicole! Get out! We don't want your blood money," he barked, his loud voice shook the boardrooms. Some of the board members raised their eyebrows while others hung their head with disappointment.His pride was sending him spiraling into the pits of a costly mistake that should never be afforded. He cared little.His hate, his anger,
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