My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 514

Even if Jeffrey Cox and the others were clueless, they’d still at least heard the name Vertex International from their families, elders, or peers. They’d all been warned—sometimes sternly—not to cross the wrong people, and to mind their relationships.

And Emily Blair was exactly the kind of person they’d been told never to offend.

Jeffrey Cox couldn’t process what had just happened.

A moment ago, Emily Blair had been nothing more than the daughter of a chauffeur in their eyes—someone beneath their notice. Now, in the blink of an eye, she stood revealed as the founder of Vertex International, with a fortune and achievements that eclipsed them all.

The sting of humiliation was sharp.

It was never easy to watch someone you once looked down on rise so far above you. Anyone would feel the sting.

Emily Blair curled her lips in a faint smile.

Tristan Davis reached for her arm, his voice low. “So, that’s how you managed during all those years with the Lane family?”

Emily’s gaze dimmed, her voice quiet. “It’s all in the past.”

Tristan let her words hang in the air, saying nothing for a moment.

Just when she thought he’d dropped the subject, his voice dropped even lower, rough with feeling. “I don’t think it is.”

Emily’s lashes fluttered. “What?”

Tristan looked down at her, those pale blue eyes catching hers. “I mean, I can’t just let it go. I’ll remember all of it.”

She opened her mouth. “Tristan—”

He leaned closer, prompting gently, “Go ahead.”

Her expression grew complicated, her eyes flickering with something unspoken.

“…It’s nothing.”

She turned away, masking her emotions. “Let’s get inside.”

Tristan gave a quiet assent.

Emily arched a brow at the silent group. “Any more questions? If not, I’ll be heading in.”

Everyone glanced at each other, uncertain, no one daring to speak.

Jeffrey Cox, face burning, turned away awkwardly, tightening his fists again and again. In this moment, he was nothing like the arrogant figure he’d been just minutes before—more like a paper tiger doused with water, all bluster gone.

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