Chapter 18 - The Final Auction
As part of the court-mandated asset liquidation of Adrian’s personal estate, his former possessions were put up for public auction at a high-end Manhattan auction house.
I instructed my assistant to place an anonymous bid on one specific item: the gold-plated Halcyon CEO pin that Vanessa had pinned to Adrian’s lapel the night our marriage ended.
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When the package arrived at my office, I opened the velvet box. The gold pin gleamed under the office lights.
I placed it inside a small glass compartment next to an old photograph of my parents when they built the company. It was a reminder that empires are built on loyalty, strength, and unwavering resilience.
