He Wanted an Heir, So I Gave Him Ashes Chapter 34

He Wanted an Heir, So I Gave Him Ashes Chapter 34

California.

Silicon Valley.

The air buzzed with caffeine, ambition, and the feverish belief that the world could be remade.

Ellie Vance stood under the spotlight, the enormous Vance-AgriTech logo projected behind her. She had brought the revolutionary sustainable agriculture system she had built to this world-class summit. This wasn’t just a product launch.

It was a declaration of her rebirth.

She wanted everyone to see that after leaving the Walker family, she wasn’t an abandoned wife.

She was a tech entrepreneur capable of creating something even greater.

Her life was finally her own again.

When she finished her speech, the room erupted in thunderous applause. Investors swarmed her like sharks scenting blood. Camera flashes nearly blinded her. Her launch became the talk of the summit. Within hours, her assistant’s inbox was flooded with letters of intent for financing, and an invitation for a Forbes technology cover followed.

Microphones and cameras surrounded her. Reporters shouted questions about the system’s technology, market prospects, and the company’s vision. Ellie maintained a calm, professional smile, answering each question with ease.

But as the interview was winding down, a reporter shoved his way through the crowd, nearly jamming his microphone in her face.

“Ms. Vance, I hear your marriage wasn’t as successful as your career. Do you agree that what one loses in love, they make up for at work?”

The question was a venomous thorn in the warm, commercial atmosphere.

Ellie looked at the microphone. Behind her back, her fingers tightened on her speech notes, her nails digging into her flesh.

After a few seconds of silence, she lifted her head. A perfect smile bloomed on her face, brighter than before.

“Perhaps there’s some truth to that,” she said calmly, her voice carrying through the room. “But for me, my career has always mattered.”

She was candid and direct, showing no trace of embarrassment or pain.

The media had wanted a breakdown, but she refused to give them the satisfaction.

When she left the interview area, the young Vance-AgriTech team surrounded her, their faces glowing with admiration.

“That was incredible, Ellie! We did it!”

“Our servers almost crashed from the traffic! We’ve already been contacted by several European distributors!”

Surrounded by those vibrant young faces, listening to their excited reports, Ellie smiled from the heart.

This time, she wasn’t fighting alone.