The laughter he'd heard through the door before he walked away was a sound that had rewired his DNA. He didn't confront them in the hallway like a scorned lover; he went to the one place he had kept secret since their engagement: the board of the Emerald Group.
"The divorce papers were served ten minutes ago," Henry said, his voice a cool blade of ice. He didn't look at the board members, but at the sprawling digital monitor displaying the morning's market fluctuations.
"Sir, the press is already picking up on the filing," his assistant, Sarah, whispered. "Elena's firm, Zenith Logistics, is calling. They're frantic."
Henry leaned back, the leather chair creaking under his newfound authority. "Let them call. Block their lines. Actually, no—redirect every one of their pending contracts to our subsidiary. We've been their primary backer for two years through shell companies. It's time to pull the plug."
The ruthlessness felt natural. For years, he had funneled his private wealth into Zenith to ensure Elena's success, playing the silent benefactor while she treated him like a trophy she'd grown bored of. Now, that same pipeline was a noose.
The office doors swung open. Elena burst in, her usual composure shattered. Her hair was wind-swept, and her eyes were rimmed with a mix of fury and dawning horror. Behind her, two security guards hovered, looking at Henry for instructions. He gave a slight nod, and they stepped back.
"What is this?" she gasped, clutching her tablet like a shield. "My accounts are frozen. My suppliers just canceled three major shipments, claiming 'breach of trust' clauses I didn't even know existed. And why are you sitting in this office?"
Henry turned the chair slowly. The sight of her—the woman he had once thought was his soulmate—provoked nothing but a clinical curiosity. "You always said I lacked ambition, Elena. That I was too soft for the 'real world' of business."
He tossed a thick folder onto the desk. It contained the photos from the hotel, but tucked beneath them was the deed to the Emerald Group.
"I didn't lack ambition. I just prioritized you," he said, his voice devoid of heat. "But since you decided to share your 'ambition' with Jason at the Hyatt hotel, I've decided to reprioritize. I am the majority shareholder of the group that owns your office, your contracts, and your debt."
Elena's face drained of color. "You... you can't do this. We're married."
"We were married," Henry corrected. "The pre-nuptial agreement you insisted on to 'protect your assets' has a very specific infidelity clause. It's funny how you never read the fine print of the documents I drafted for you."
He stood up, walking toward the floor-to-ceiling window. Below, the city looked like a chessboard. "By noon, Zenith Logistics will be insolvent. By five, I'll be buying the remains for pennies on the dollar. You wanted a shark, Elena. Look around. You're in deep water now."
He didn't look back as she started to scream. He simply signaled Sarah to show her out. The king had returned to his throne, and the first order of business was clearing the debris and he has decided to start afresh
After she was thrown out, Henry sat down on the chair looking so worn out and tired. He couldn't deny that he really loved Elena and he had so many plans for her but she ruined everything with her promiscuous act and destroyed the plans. " Well seems I have no other choice than to move on and focus on making this business bigger and better so I won't embarrass mum and dad in heaven"
Elena was thrown out of the building and she kept shouting like a shrew, " That bastard is my husband, he ate my food and stayed with me for 3 years. He has to compensate me, I won't leave here without collecting compensation ". The security guard kept staring at her and ignored her to keep shouting. She picked up her bags after cursing Henry a couple more times and then she left without looking back. Henry looked at her from the chairman's office and just shook his head and wondered what he saw in her that made him stay with this uncivilized person. " Butler benson gave me a pill and told me that this pill will give me the power of cultivation masters and it will help me when fighting and defending myself''. He brought out a brocade box containing a red pill with traces of blue around it. He glanced at it and said, " Well it is now or never, atleast Benson can't hurt me".
Immediately he swallowed the pill, he felt a warm current flowing into his meridians and cantina and he felt hot and started sweating and screaming. His bones were being reconstructed and immense power kept flowing into his body and he lied down on the floor facing excruciating pain and after an unknown amount of time. He woke up and noticed that his clothes were soaked and he had a little headache but his body felt very light and when he checked the mirror, he realized that his whole body underwent a major transformation and he looked more handsome and had a well bigger and structured body. " What did benson give me ? I feel so light and I can feel immense power in every part of my body"
He called Benson and then he picked up, " Young master are you facing any issues in the company? Do you need any guidance or assitance? I can send elite around the world to come and assist you in managing the company". Henry shook his head, deep in thoughts he said " Well I don't need elites for now but I wanted to ask you about the pill you gave me. I took it and I went through intense pain and I fainted and when I woke up, I felt light and more stronger. Is this a miraculous medicine or what?". Benson was overjoyed and said " well young master this medicine is a medicine that will open ur meridians and dantian and allow you to step into the highest level of cultivation "