His Fiancée Betrayed Him Publicly—Then the Mafia Boss Chose the Woman Everyone Mocked
Chapter 13
Another five years passed.
Emma was ten.
Elena was thirty-nine.
Adrian was forty-five.
Their marriage was stronger than ever.
But the family name still carried history.
A new generation of relatives wanted to return Moretti Holdings to the old way.
More private.
More secretive.
More aggressive.
They argued that Adrian had weakened the company.
Elena disagreed.
She requested a board meeting.
The room was filled with older family members.
One uncle said,
“Adrian used to be feared.”
Elena answered,
“That isn’t the goal.”
“Fear protected this company.”
“No.”
She looked around the table.
“Systems protect companies.”
Adrian sat silently beside her.
The vote was close.
Then Emma spoke.
She was only ten.
She had been waiting outside the boardroom.
“Can I say something?”
Everyone looked at her.
Adrian smiled.
“Come in.”
Emma walked to the table.
She looked at the older executives.
“Mom and Dad don’t hide things.”
One uncle frowned.
“What does that have to do with business?”
Emma answered,
“Everything.”
She looked at her father.
“When people are scared to tell you the truth, how do you know what’s real?”
The room became silent.
Adrian looked at Elena.
She smiled.
The board eventually voted to keep the reforms.
Moretti Holdings remained transparent.
Independent oversight stayed.
And the company’s future was secured.
After the meeting, Adrian hugged Emma.
“That was impressive.”
She smiled.
“Mom taught me.”
Elena laughed.
“I taught her to ask questions.”
Adrian nodded.
“Apparently too many.”
Emma smiled.
“Never enough.”
