Chapter 438

• This was the first major event I would be hosting since getting engaged into the Ashbourne legacy a high-profile family synonymous with influence, old money, and ruthless boardroom politics.
• The stakes were clear: if this party flopped, it wouldn’t just reflect poorly on me. It would stain the family brand, and that’s something Helen my future mother-in-law and an image-obsessed socialite would never tolerate.
• I wasn’t about to let that happen. Not after the career I’d fought tooth and nail to rebuild post-divorce.