Melanie looked up from her phone to Adam and then back down at her phone. Having her suspicion proven correct was... shocking actually.
Once again, she looked down at her phone... and yes. The words from Max were still there- The name of the Chairman and Founder of StormEdge is Adam Collins.
She looked up at Adam again, this time with something closer to astonishment.
Of course. That's why he was so calm. That's why he had all the information. That's why he kept pressing them instead of offering solutions. He wasn't trying to stop the takeover.
He was the takeover.
Just as Spencer had been secretly orchestrating ABC's downfall—so that Adam would never inherit it-Adam had been crafting his own strategy. A cleaner, sharper, more devastating one. On paper, it had always looked like Adam married her for the inheritance. But now she could see the larger play-he had started working towards acquiring ABC long before the idea of marriage to her had even entered the picture.
