My Husband’s First Love Became My New Boss and Fired Me — She Had No Idea Who Really Owned the Company
Chapter 14
Victoria eventually married too.
Not a billionaire.
Not a politician.
A school principal.
Someone who had no interest in her family’s fortune.
She invited Olivia and Ethan to the wedding.
During the reception, Victoria raised a glass.
“To the woman I once fired.”
Everyone laughed.
Olivia shook her head.
“And to the man whose secret nearly destroyed my career.”
Ethan laughed.
Victoria continued:
“I thought I was competing with Olivia.”
She looked at her.
“I wasn’t.”
“I was competing with a version of my own past.”
Olivia smiled.
“And now?”
Victoria raised her glass.
“Now I’m grateful.”
They toasted.
The past had finally lost its power.
Later that evening, Victoria pulled Olivia aside.
“Can I ask you something?”
“Sure.”
“How did you know you could trust Ethan after everything?”
Olivia thought.
“I didn’t.”
Victoria frowned.
“I chose to.”
“Isn’t that dangerous?”
“Sometimes.”
Olivia looked across the room at Ethan.
“But trust isn’t knowing someone will never hurt you.”
She smiled.
“It’s knowing what they do after they realize they have.”
Victoria nodded.
She understood.
