It’s like feeding bread to ducks. But he didn’t gloat. Not yet.
He stayed in the mansion, refining plans, moving money, growing silent empires from the shadows. One rainy afternoon, he was in the study when a segment came on the business news channel. Breaking.
Hayes Innovations faces foreclosure proceedings on two major properties after defaulting on multiple loans. The anchor’s tone was neutral, but the footage that followed was not. Clips of Claire leaving the courthouse.
Hair plastered to her cheek. Makeup washed pale by rain. She didn’t look like a queen anymore.
She looked like someone who’d been shoved out of her own castle. By month six, bankruptcy filings hit. Luxury cars repossessed.
The penthouse sold at auction. She’d even tried selling off some of the company’s remaining assets, only to discover that many were under liens she couldn’t lift. Marcus’s phone buzzed constantly now.
Journalists wanted his comment on the spectacular collapse of his former company. Investors wanted him back. Partners overseas were ready to pour capital into whatever he touched.
That was when he decided it was time. The comeback wasn’t loud. It was deliberate.
Invitations went out for a launch event at the city’s most iconic skyscraper. The press release announced Hayes Global Investments, a firm focused on high-value, high-integrity ventures. The kind of statement that said, I’m back, and this time, no one’s taking the crown…
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