The Billionaire CEO Rejected Every Man for One Single Dad — Until Her Sister Revealed Why She Could Never Forget Him
Chapter 5
Victoria didn’t sleep that night.
She sat in her apartment reading the letters Ethan had brought.
There were twelve.
Each one had been written during the first year after their separation.
He had asked her to meet him.
Asked her to trust him.
Asked her to let him explain.
She had never received any of them.
Her father had hidden them all.
She cried quietly.
Then Amelia arrived.
“Did you read everything?”
Victoria nodded.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I didn’t know.”
“You knew he was innocent.”
“I suspected.”
Victoria looked at her.
“Why didn’t you investigate?”
Amelia looked down.
“Because I was scared.”
“Of Dad?”
“Yes.”
Victoria sighed.
Their father had controlled the family for decades.
Even after his death, the consequences remained.
The next morning, Victoria returned to the office.
She called the board.
“I want the old family records reopened.”
Several directors objected.
She ignored them.
Then she announced an independent investigation into her father’s financial dealings.
Her actions shocked the company.
But Victoria no longer cared.
She needed answers.
Ethan agreed to help.
The investigation revealed something unexpected.
Her father had not only separated them.
He had also taken control of Ethan’s family property.
The land had eventually become the foundation for a major Hartwell development.
Ethan had lost everything.
His family had nearly gone bankrupt.
He had left to start over.
Victoria stared at the records.
“My father destroyed your family.”
Ethan nodded.
“Yes.”
“Why didn’t you hate me?”
He looked at her.
“Because I knew you didn’t know.”
She shook her head.
“I should have.”
“You were his daughter.”
“So were you.”
Ethan smiled sadly.
“I loved you.”
Victoria looked away.
That was the problem.
After ten years, the love was still there.
The betrayal had been false.
The pain had been real.
And now they had to decide whether the truth was enough to rebuild what had been destroyed.
