Dawn broke bloody for Blackwood Tech. Nasdaq froze shares. SEC sealed HQs. Ethan paced trashed penthouse—Sophia's old haunt—Lila pacing claw-marks on walls.
"Two billion lost overnight!" Ethan roared phones dead. Board emails: Resign or sued.
Lila shrieked: "Your dead ex did this!"
Sophia? Ritz suite, Marcus briefing. "Forty-eight percent dump. Your shares now sixty-five."
Vanderbilt strike: Lawsuits flew—embezzlement, breach. Investors sued Ethan personally.
Press mobbed: Heiress Haunts Hubby!
Ethan dodged pap: Motel hideout. Lila fled daddy's pent—disowned. "No bail for fraud!"
Arrest reel viral: Cuffs snap. Lila: "Sophia Vanderbilt—I'll kill!"
Ethan solo, broke. Pawned Rolex—$5k. Called ex-partners: Ghosted.
Sophia's play: Mia leaked more—affair timeline. Public mocked: GrovelEthan memes.
He drunk-dialed her public line: "Sophia! Please... talk."
Voicemail capture. She smiled: "Soon."
Week two: Bankruptcy filed. Collectors seized cars. Ethan couch-surfed investor pity.
Sophia gym-punched: Slower fall. Make him crawl.
Flashback: Her chemo nights, him texting Busy babe. Rage fuel.
Strike three: Vanderbilt bid—buyout offer $100M, him out.
Ethan capitulated: "Meeting?"
Her reply: Kneel first.
Penthouse reclaimed hers legally. Guards repelled Lila's break-in.
Ethan streets-wandered: Rain soaked, epiphany. She was everything.
Viral plea vid leaked—his? "Sophia... forgive."
Views exploded. But her? Plotting deeper.