“You control the optics. Not as a woman being rescued. Not as a woman under attack. But as a power couple expanding together.”
Pamela slapped the table lightly.
“I love it.”
She turned to me.
“It neutralizes Victoria’s narrative instantly. She can’t paint you as unstable if the CEO of Sol Management is publicly aligning capital with you.”
Jason’s voice was low.
“It also signals confidence to the market.”
“Yes,” Clara said. “And it turns your marriage from scandal into strategy.”
I studied her carefully.
“And what does that do to Adrian?” I asked.
Clara didn’t hesitate.
“It isolates him.”
Of course it did.
Because Adrian thrived on positioning himself as the dominant force in every alliance.
If Jason publicly invested beside me-
Adrian’s ego would fracture.
Pamela was practically glowing.
“We sell it as modern partnership. A power merger of vision. Love and capital.”
She paused.
“And the press eats that alive.”
Funnily enough-
I had something similar planned.
Not as polished. Not as sharp.
But the direction was the same.
And that realization told me everything.
I had made the right choice.
Jason stood slowly. 1
He walked around the table until he was beside me.
“Are you comfortable making this public?” he asked quietly.
There was no hesitation in my answer.
“Yes.”
His hand rested at the back of my chair.
“Then I’m in.”
Clara nodded once.
“One more thing.”
We all looked at her.
“You must control the language. Do not say he is funding you.”
She looked directly at me.
“Say you are investing together.”
Subtle.
Powerful.
Equal. 1
Pamela was already typing notes furiously.
“This is genius.”
Clara didn’t smile.
“It’s obvious,” she replied.
No.
It wasn’t obvious.
It was strategic.
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It was controlled.
It was the kind of thinking Adrian had discarded.
Jason looked at Clara carefully.
“He underestimated you.”
Clara’s expression didn’t change.
“Yes.”
“And now he won’t see this coming,” Jason added.
“No,” Clara agreed.
He wouldn’t.
Because in less than one afternoon, Clara had:
.Stabilized our merger plan
.Reinforced financial optics
-Strengthened our public narrative
I leaned back in my chair slowly.
“Pamela,” I said.
“Yes?” 1
“Prepare two versions of the press statement. One soft. One aggressive.”
Her grin widened.
“Already drafting.”
I looked at Clara.
“You’ll sit beside me at the conference.”
Her eyes flickered slightly.
“Beside you?”
“Yes.”
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