Chapter 4 — The Secret Behind the Empire

Grant thought I was just a federal officer.
A woman who disappeared for missions.
A wife who was always away.
He never understood my other identity.
Five years earlier, before Lily was born, I founded Carlisle Strategic Holdings.
A security company that became one of the largest private defense organizations in America.
But after Lily’s birth, I stepped away.
I put Grant in charge.
I trusted him.
That was my mistake.
Vanessa walked around the living room.
“Your company is doing better than ever.”
I looked at her.
“My company?”
She smiled.
“Our company.”
I noticed the paperwork on the table.
Documents.
Contracts.
Transfer forms.
My blood went cold.
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Grant wasn’t leaving me.
He was replacing me.