Chapter 18 - The Return of the True Master
One week after that earth-shattering event, the image and name of the young female entrepreneur who owned the Obsidian Point ecosystem officially graced the cover of the nation's most prestigious financial magazine.
The exclusive feature portrayed a woman of fierce determination, sharp intellect, strategic vision, and absolute authority. Gone entirely was the image of the "poor sister in a thrift-store dress" or the punchline of a party joke; I was now an undisputed symbol of modern independence and supreme success.
At the corporate headquarters, major business partners continuously sent congratulatory floral arrangements accompanied by strategic partnership proposals. Those who had once stood on the sidelines mocking or joining in the sneers now had to queue up for a long time just to secure a brief appointment solely to exchange formal pleasantries.
