Chapter 472

William Turner had just gotten married and moved into a newly bought villa. The whole next month, everything seemed to go his way—career booming, life smooth sailing. He even pulled some strings and snagged 4% of Halden & Co.’s shares, officially joining the ranks of major shareholders. Young, successful, and brimming with ambition—if anyone embodied that phrase, it was him. William figured Ryan Richards would definitely take note. That day was Halden's shareholder meeting. His first time walking through Halden’s doors not as a guest, but as a shareholder. He thought he’d catch a glimpse of Ryan losing her composure. But she was nowhere to be seen. Her assistant calmly said she’d flown to Brankenheim, Germany. Brankenheim. That’s where she was. Sitting in the meeting room that day, William should have felt on top of the world. But his face said otherwise—dark, moody. Like he’d thrown a solid punch only to hit air. No one celebrated his win. It felt like he was performing to an empty th