Chapter 135

The coffeehouses in the capital buzzed with chatter, and every storyteller seemed eager to embellish the tale of Cassandra’s latest business triumphs. They painted her as a visionary who had conquered markets and cities, expanding her empire in a way few could rival. Her strategic decisions were hailed as brilliant, her resilience as heroic. Slowly but surely, the general public began to admire her forgetting all the harsh judgments they’d once cast upon her when news of her divorce spread like wildfire. Vivian couldn’t help but notice the shift. At one point, she had been just as dismissive of Cassandra. But now, as Cassandra’s success soared, so did her reputation. People were fascinated by her story, captivated by her rise from a broken engagement to a powerful, independent force in the business world.