Chapter 87 A mother's denial
The rain over Hudson was relentless, a cold, grey shroud that seemed intent on washing away the very memory of the Thorne name. On the sidewalk of 42nd Street, Damien Thorne was a ghost. His skin was white, his eyes sunken, and his once commanding body was hunched against the wind.
He had been s...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The cold anniversary
2. Chapter 2 The crash and the stranger
3. Chapter 3 The last straw
4. Chapter 4 The signature
5. Chapter 5 The departure
6. Chapter 6 Uncertainty 
7. Chapter 7 Harsh talks
8. Chapter 8 Back home
9. Chapter 9 Her father's anger
10. Chapter 10 Flashback
11. Chapter 11 Boardroom mockery
12. Chapter 12 Paper towel fraud
13. Chapter 13 Madame Monroe
14. Chapter 14 The predator's smile
15. Chapter 15 Caspian's threat
16. Chapter 16 Madame Monroe display
17. Chapter 17 Damien's folly
18. Chapter 18 Stock dip
19. Chapter 19 Wardrobe change
20. Chapter 20 Elara's presentation
21. Chapter 21 Twenty four hours
22. Chapter 22 Overnight work
23. Chapter 23 Arthur's downfall
24. Chapter 24 The Victor Lee's project
25. Chapter 25 Strategy
26. Chapter 26 The claw back
27. Chapter 27 Trap question
28. Chapter 28 Julian's claim
29. Chapter 29 Her father's caution
30. Chapter 30 Vance-Lee merger news outbursts
31. Chapter 31 Empress v
32. Chapter 32 Elara's rising
33. Chapter 33 First blood
34. Chapter 34 Damien's shock
35. Chapter 35 Desperate Accusation
36. Chapter 36 Dinner Disaster
37. Chapter 37 Realisation
38. Chapter 38 Seraphina's incapability
39. Chapter 39 Predictable damien
40. Chapter 40 The unspoken bond
41. Chapter 41 Unforseen love
42. Chapter 42 The crack
43. Chapter 43 The public spectacle
44. Chapter 44 Vance sanctuary
45. Chapter 45 Remembrance
46. Chapter 46 Second meeting
47. Chapter 47 Internal audit
48. Chapter 48 Letter of graceful desperation
49. Chapter 49 Due Diligence
50. Chapter 50 Alexander's confession
51. Chapter 51 Fist of betrayal
52. Chapter 52 The digital whisper
53. Chapter 53 St. Regis gala
54. Chapter 54 Tempting Damien
55. Chapter 55 The opening bid
56. Chapter 56 Infrastructure bid closed
57. Chapter 57 Bid reversal
58. Chapter 58 Tension
59. Chapter 59 Marcus stroke
60. Chapter 60 Chaos in the boardroom
61. Chapter 61 Vance contingency proxy
62. Chapter 62 Acting chairman
63. Chapter 63 Stability protocol
64. Chapter 64 Caspian's arrest
65. Chapter 65 Hospital visit
66. Chapter 66 The Infrastructure Bid Results
67. Chapter 67 The Fall Of Thorne
68. Chapter 68 Siblings rift
69. Chapter 69 Seraphina's lies
70. Chapter 70 Her burden
71. Chapter 71 Dinner invitation
72. Chapter 72 The dinner
73. Chapter 73 Winter solstice gala
74. Chapter 74 Coronation letter
75. Chapter 75 The coronation gala
76. Chapter 76 Project Icarus
77. Chapter 77 Shimmering Desire
78. Chapter 78 The wait
79. Chapter 79 The reveal
80. Chapter 80 Shock
81. Chapter 81 Explosions of tensions
82. Chapter 82 Legacy Project
83. Chapter 83 Seraphina's arrest
84. Chapter 84 New world order
85. Chapter 85 The face of the empire
86. Chapter 86 Damien's mental collapse
87. Chapter 87 A mother's denial
88. Chapter 88 Beatrice arrest
89. Chapter 89 The last apology
90. Chapter 90 The proposal
91. Chapter 91 Epilogue
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