Being Together Yet Worlds Apart

Three months before the Clearwater Corporation faced its crisis, its stock was already plummeting. Eulalia had foreseen this outcome but was too afraid to admit it to herself, choosing to ignore it time and again.

For four years, she thought she had grasped the delusion of a lifetime, but it was Percival who had been using her all along. He took her blood, her resources, and meticulously swallowed up the Clearwater Corporation.

Thinking about the irony of it all, she couldn’t decide if he was heartless or if she was just foolish.

“When I first took over the family business, the old shareholders lectured me. They said I was too blunt, too headstrong, and that I’d offend people. I listened but never changed,” Eulalia said, taking a heavy breath. “I regret it now.”

Percival picked up on her words, “Regret what?”

“Regret being too stubborn, not being flexible enough, and basically screwing myself ov