Chapter 3: The Secret Behind Chloe’s Smile
But Ethan didn’t know everything.
And neither did the public.
Two days later, Daniel discovered something strange.
“Ethan, you need to see this.”
He placed a report on the desk.
The birthday prank wasn’t spontaneous.
It was planned.
The cake.
The cameras.
The livestream setup.
Everything.
Ethan frowned.
“What are you saying?”
Daniel hesitated.
“Someone paid her to create a viral moment.”
Ethan looked up.
“Who?”
Daniel placed a photo on the desk.
A man standing beside Chloe at a private event.
Victor Hale.
A rival businessman.
A man who had been trying to destroy Vance Capital for years.
Ethan’s expression changed.
The humiliation wasn’t just a joke.
It was a strategy.
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Chloe hadn’t only embarrassed him.
She had been used.
