“I built this company alone,”Betraying His Pregnant Wife, Millionaire Unexpectedly Had To Kneel When Her Family Bought Back His
Chapter 1: The Mask of Ordinariness
Manhattan on an October afternoon possessed the cold beauty of glass and steel. In her penthouse overlooking Central Park, Kate Morrison Holloway meticulously arranged tablecloths for a dinner celebrating her 15th wedding anniversary.
At 38, Kate embodies quiet serenity. For the past 15 years, she has chosen to play the role of a devoted wife, a model of support. She prepares lunch for her children, does her own grocery shopping, and hosts intimate dinners without ever seeking the spotlight. New York’s elite see her as a lucky woman who “snagged” a talented husband when he was a struggling engineer.
Her husband, Derek Holloway, is a global icon. He is the founder and CEO of Social Verse – the social media giant that recently reached a valuation of $40 billion. In publications like Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, Derek was lauded as a “great visionary,” a self-made man who rose from a dilapidated garage in New Jersey.
Derek began to believe in his own myth. He started to forget who had cooked him soup during his sleepless nights coding, and more importantly, he forgot who had signed those anonymous bail checks for his early funding rounds.
Chapter 2: The Midnight Stab
The 15th anniversary dinner had gone cold. Derek returned home at 11 p.m., but without flowers or gifts. He was with a lawyer and a stack of divorce papers.
“We need to end this, Kate,” Derek said, his voice cold as metal. He didn’t look at his wife’s six-month pregnant belly. “Social Verse is going global. You need a wife who can stand beside you on the red carpet, a woman of influence, not someone who’s just stuck with diapers and housework.”
Kate stood speechless, her hands trembling as she clutched the tablecloth. “What are you saying, Derek? I’m pregnant with our third child.”
“Don’t use the child to tie me down!” Derek roared, his arrogance erupting. “Look at the facts! I built this company myself. From nothing, I created an empire. What have you done? You’ve only enjoyed the fruits of my labor. I’ll leave you this house and $10 million. Sign here and let me go find the life I deserve.”
Derek turned to look at the woman waiting at the door – Chloe, the young and beautiful marketing director, whom he believed to be the “perfect fit” for the image of a modern-day billionaire.
Chapter 3: The Testament of Silence
Kate looked at her husband, the man she had loved with all her youth, now appearing so distant and small amidst his own wealth. She smiled faintly, a sad smile that held a terrifying stillness.
“Do you really believe you did all this yourself, Derek?”
“Who else?” Derek sneered. “Your father is a retired teacher, your mother is a housewife. Your Morrison family are nothing but commoners. Your silence for the past 15 years is proof that you are of no value to my career.”
Kate walked to her desk, took out an anonymous satellite phone – one she had never used in front of him. She pressed a single call button.
“Father,” she said, her voice no longer that of a housewife, but that of an heiress. “It’s time to conclude the Testament of Silence. Let’s make the deal.”
Chapter 4: The Climax – A Morning at Social Verse
The next morning, Social Verse’s headquarters in Hudson Yards was surrounded by dozens of black Cadillacs. Derek Holloway entered the boardroom triumphantly, intending to announce the merger and introduce Chloe as the corporation’s “future wife.”
But when the doors opened, he saw all the major shareholders standing. The chairman’s seat wasn’t his empty seat, but occupied by an older man with an air of absolute authority – Arthur Vance, chairman of Vance Capital, the corporation that held the lifeblood of global finance.
“Mr. Vance? What are you doing here?” Derek stammered. “And why is Kate sitting next to you?”
Arthur Vance looked at Derek with blatant contempt. “You ask why? Do you know why, fifteen years ago, an anonymous investment fund poured $5 million into your dilapidated garage? Do you know why, whenever Social Verse faced a crisis, the biggest banks always agreed to extend your loan repayments?”
Derek turned to look at Kate. She was now dressed in a luxurious black silk suit, radiating an aura like a queen.
“Holloway,” Arthur roared. “Kate isn’t the daughter of a poor teacher. Her full name is Katherine Vance Morrison. She’s my only daughter. She asked me to keep her identity a secret, to enforce a ‘will of silence’ because she wanted to see you succeed on your own… or at least she wanted to believe so.”
Chapter 5: The Twist – The Spectacular Uprising
Derek’s knees buckled. “No… it can’t be…”
“This morning,” Kate said, her voice echoing throughout the meeting room.
“Vance Capital exercised its option to repurchase 51% of Social Verse’s shares through its subsidiaries. Shareholders voted to remove him from the CEO position for unethical conduct and damaging the company’s image.”
Arthur Vance threw a check onto the floor, right at Derek’s feet. “This is the value of your remaining shares. Enough to keep you in exile, but not enough to set foot on any board of directors in America again.”
Derek looked at the check, then up at Kate. He realized that for the past 15 years, he hadn’t been the builder of an empire; he was merely a puppet nurtured in a magnificent garden his wife’s family had created. His arrogance had caused him to destroy his only insurance policy.
In front of the entire board of directors and Chloe—who had just quickly distanced herself from him as if avoiding a disease—Derek Holloway, the “great visionary,” had to kneel on the marble floor to pick up the check, tears of humiliation streaming down his face.
Chapter 6: The Author’s Conclusion
The streets continued to bustle, but Derek Holloway’s world had shattered. Kate Morrison Vance walked out of the building, not looking back at the man kneeling behind her. She stroked her pregnant belly, feeling the life rising within her.
The will of silence had ended. Kate was no longer a shadow. She had returned to her true identity, ready to manage the empire that bore her name.
In the world of numbers and power, people often forget that: Gold and silver can buy shares, but only humility and loyalty can sustain a kingdom.
Derek once said he did it all himself, but in the end, he realized that without Kate’s forgiving silence, he wouldn’t even have a name to be remembered.
The author’s message: Never underestimate the patience of those behind you, especially the woman who has stood by you through hardship. Because when they decide to take back what they’ve given, you’ll find yourself with nothing but an empty shell.
