Chapter 135

She would win. She had to. And when she did, the world would see just how formidable Denera Rhodes truly was.

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Ethan stared out of the window, lost in thought as Paul maneuvered the sleek black car down the winding road leading into town.

The events of the past few days had been a whirlwind of corporate battles and personal dilemmas, and the tension was starting to take its toll.

Ethan's usually sharp features seemed slightly weary, but his eyes still held their determined gleam. This was nothing he couldn't handle.

Paul, noticed Ethan's silence but didn't break it. He knew his boss needed these moments of quiet to think and strategize.

The car hummed softly along the road, the countryside gradually giving way to the outskirts of the town.

They passed fields and small clusters of houses, each one blurring into the next as they approached their destination.

Suddenly, something caught Ethan's eye. An old, abandoned building loomed to their left, its once grand structure now a cru