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ADELINE’S POV

I came out of the conference room, my heart pounding with a mix of relief and anger. My father, who had been waiting outside, immediately called out and ran after me.

"Adeline, wait!" he said, holding me back by my arm. I shrugged him off, but he grabbed my arm again, this time more firmly.

"How?" he asked, his voice filled with shock. "How did you become the majority shareholder?"

"It doesn't matter," I said, trying to keep my voice steady. "I saved your company from collapse."

He looked at me with a mixture of confusion and guilt. "Adeline, please, forgive me," he said, his voice breaking.

"I know I never regarded you as an important daughter, and I never even cared to see how you were doing with the whole public backlash. But please, I'm so sorry." He said.

I sighed, feeling a wave of exhaustion wash over me. "It's okay," I said, even though it wasn't. "I don't need your apologies. I did what I had to do."

He continued to apologize furiously, but I waved him off and