Chapter 13: Ethan’s Redemption
Chapter 13: Ethan’s Redemption
Ethan resigned from Carter Holdings.
The news shocked everyone.
A man who spent his entire life chasing power suddenly walked away from it.
People called it a publicity move.
A strategy.
A way to rebuild his image.
But I knew Ethan.
For once…
he wasn’t doing it for applause.
He spent months cooperating with investigators.
He exposed every agreement his father had created.
Every hidden contract.
Every secret arrangement.
Including the ones that could damage his own reputation.
He lost friends.
He lost influence.
He lost the life he thought he wanted.
But slowly…
he gained something he hadn’t had in years.
Peace.
One afternoon, I saw him helping at a community center.
No expensive suit.
No assistant.
No security.
Just Ethan.
A normal man.
Helping people who would never know his last name.
He saw me.
For a moment, neither of us moved.
Then he smiled.
Not the confident smile.
Not the business smile.
A real one.
“You look happy.”
I smiled.
“I am.”
He nodded.
May you like
And somehow…
that was enough.
