Chapter 15: The Cold War Begins

1 CHAPTER 1 : A Night to Remember 

2 Chapter 2: The Crash 

3 Chapter 3: Athena’s Awakening 

4 Chapter 4: The Investigation Begins 

5 Chapter 5: The Funeral 

6 Chapter 6: Arnold’s Grief 

7 Chapter 7: The Media Frenzy 

8 Chapter 8: Arnold Confronts Athena 

9 Chapter 9: The Marriage Proposition 

10 Chapter 10: Athena’s Decision 

11 Chapter 10: Athena’s Decision 

12 Chapter 12: Resistance 

13 Chapter 13: Reluctant Acceptance 

14 Chapter 14: The Announcement 

15 Chapter 15: The Cold War Begins 

16 Chapter 16: Wedding Preparations 

17 Chapter 17: The Night Before the Wedding 

18 Chapter 18: The Wedding Day 

19 Chapter 19: The Vows — Expanded Version 

20 Chapter 20: The Aftermath — Expanded Version 

21 Chapter 21: The First Morning Together 

22 Chapter 22: Back to Business 

23 Chapter 23: Arnold’s Coldness 

24 Chapter 24: Public Appearances 

25 Chapter 25: The Private Distance 

26 Chapter 26: Arnold’s Internal Struggle 

27 Chapter 27: A Power Couple in Public 

28 Chapter 28: Athena’s Health Declines 

29 Chapter 29: The Breaking Point 

30 Chapter 30: Arnold’s Realization 

31 Chapter 31: The First Confrontation 

32 Chapter 32: Arnold’s Conflicted Feelings 

33 Chapter 33: Athena’s Secret 

34 Chapter 34: The Façade Cracks 

35 Chapter 35: A Moment of Weakness 

36 Chapter 36: The Walls Between Them 

37 Chapter 37: The First Glimpse of Vulnerability 

38 Chapter 38: The Silent Truce 

39 Chapter 39: A Fragile Bond 

40 Chapter 40: A New Beginning? 

41 Chapter 41: Unspoken Questions 

42 Chapter 42: A Public Scare 

43 Chapter 43: Arnold’s Frustration 

44 Chapter 44: The Royal Pressure 

45 Chapter 45: A Night of Vulnerability 

46 Chapter 46: The Unspoken Truce 

47 Chapter 47: Arnold’s Growing Concern 

48 Chapter 48: The Family Intervention 

49 Chapter 49: The Confrontation 

50 Chapter 50: A Decision 

51 Chapter 51: The Business War Begins 

52 Chapter 52: The Battle of Wills 

53 Chapter 53: The First Corporate Defeat 

54 Chapter 54: The Royal Pressure 

55 Chapter 55: Athena’s Health Declines 

56 Chapter 56: The Turning Point 

57 Chapter 57: The Silent Battle 

58 Chapter 58: The Public Facade 

59 Chapter 59: The Breaking Point 

60 Chapter 60: A Moment of Weakness 

61 Chapter 61: The Aftermath of the Collapse 

62 Chapter 62: The Shifting Power Dynamic 

63 Chapter 63: A New Understanding 

64 Chapter 64: A Fragile Peace 

65 Chapter 65: The Fragile Peace Shattered 

66 Chapter 66: A Betrayal Uncovered 

67 Chapter 67: The Cost of Revenge 

68 Chapter 68: A Moment of Weakness 

69 Chapter 69: The Aftermath of Vulnerability 

70 Chapter 70: A New Rival Enters the Scene 