Chapter 235

• Ivan's pov
• I sat in my office, the blinds half-closed, a glass of whiskey sweating against the table beside my hand. The world outside carried on as if nothing had changed, but inside, I was frozen in disbelief. The screen in front of me was alive with headlines, flashing banners, and smiling faces. Reporters shoved microphones at Claire—no, not Claire, *Clarissa Carrington*. That name alone twisted in my mind like a curse.
• “The missing Carrington heiress found alive,” the anchor declared with relish, her voice thick with drama. “After years of mystery, Clarissa Carrington returns, revealed as none other than Claire Shaw, the wife of business tycoon Nathan Shaw.”