The Well That Ran Dry

Miles Lane and Selene Chase build their company together from their university days, him as the technical backbone, her as his partner. But Selene never quite shakes free of her family's grip. One by one the concessions pile up: company investment funds quietly redirected to fund her brother's wedding, her brother and sister-in-law installed in their home, Miles' core research files destroyed without consequence, and finally an ultimatum to sell the house and buy her brother a better school district. Miles reaches the end of what he is willing to absorb and files for divorce without drama. Without his technology and his capital, her company folds. Miles, meanwhile, catches the attention of CEO Zoe Fleur, who recognizes exactly what he is worth. Together they rebuild something new, and somewhere between shared ambition and mutual respect, something warmer takes shape too.