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the billionaire’s jealous fiancée grabbed a quiet maid in front of four hundred guests and tore open her uniform just to humiliate her for smiling at the man she was about to marry—then a long scar across the maid’s back silenced the entire ballroom. the billionaire went pale because he clearly recognized her, but the real shock came when his fiancée’s own mother saw the scar and began trembling. she confessed she had seen that exact wound drawn on a doctor’s chart and had been haunted by it for three years. then she stepped toward the humiliated maid and demanded her name—revealing that the scar her daughter exposed might unlock a secret their powerful families had spent years trying to bury. / Chapter 10 / 10

Chapter 10 - Dawn of a New Empire

Three months later, the global financial district looked entirely different.

The inner circle of Veritas Holdings had collapsed under the weight of simultaneous federal indictments, international asset freezes, and public exposure. The corporate corruption that had choked the city's old money families for decades was swept away in a massive wave of judicial reform.

On a brilliant, crisp autumn morning, the grand ballroom of the Ashcom estate—the very room where a shredded uniform and a comet scar had once changed the course of history—was filled with light once more.

This time, there were no champagne-soaked gossipers, no cruel socialites, and no fearful elites whispering behind cupped hands.

It was a private, quiet gathering. Only close friends, loyal legal teams, and the true architects of the new corporate era.

Nomi stood on the outdoor terrace overlooking the vast expanse of the harbor. She wore an elegant, backless silk gown of deep midnight blue. The fabric curved away from her spine, leaving the jagged, comet-shaped scar completely bare to the warm sunlight—not as a mark of shame, but as a monument to her endurance.

Footsteps approached softly from behind.

Julian stepped onto the terrace, holding two crystal flutes of sparkling cider. He handed one to Nomi, his eyes lingering for a moment on the scar before meeting her warm, steady gaze.

"The global shipping board just ratified our permanent merger," Julian said quietly, a genuine smile touching his lips. "We officially control forty percent of the international trade routes."

Nomi took a sip of the cider, looking out toward the horizon where massive container ships bearing the joint Dwart-Ashcom insignia were sailing smoothly toward open waters.

"Good," Nomi murmured. "Because the Pacific expansion starts next month."

Julian laughed softly, stepping closer to her, closing the distance between them with a hesitant respect that had turned into deep, unshakeable devotion over the past few months. "You never stop working, do you, Lady Dwart?"

"Someone has to keep the empire safe," Nomi replied, turning her head to look at him with a soft, teasing glint in her amber eyes. "Besides... I have a very capable partner to share the workload with now."

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