My stepsister stole my CEO husband and said, I got $2 billion. I replied, Double-check the documents

my name is Lisa and I am 37 years old I live with my husband Larry we both work for the company that my father-in-law founded even though my father-in-law has retired he built a small construction company into a business that makes $300 billion a year he bought other construction companies and while he was sometimes tough everyone admires his great business skills Larry who was chosen to follow in his Father's Footsteps was raised as a Pampered child and has a gentle character I worry that he isn't strong enough for the tough business World while being gentle

might sound good in reality he is very indecisive I have started to feel he isn't fit to be a husband let alone a CEO Larry has even admitted I'm not cut out to be a CEO I'll probably just be a figure head if I become one it's easier for me that way he shows no real intention of seriously taking over the company we've been married for 10 years and lately I frustrated with his lack of initiative in contrast to Larry I consider myself to be quite decisive it seems my father-in-law during his active years appreciated

this about me and gave me various tasks to do before marrying Larry I worked at a bank so I am used to managing finances and always think about the numbers while working when I got got married I quit my job at the bank and plann to become a full-time Homemaker however my father-in-law asked me to work for the construction company instead shortly after I started working my father-in-law began inviting me to participate in board meetings and asked for my opinion on management matters at first the board members seemed skeptical about including the Founder's daughter-in-law in

important meetings but as I consistently provided use insights they started listening to my suggestions although Larry was also a board member he rarely attended meetings and this was Exempted by the other board members and my father-in-law as normal when I came home from a meeting one day I found Larry casually watching TV why didn't you attend today's meeting I asked angrily you're a key member you should take it seriously without showing any guilt he replied even if I go I don't really understand the discussions besides the board members prefer you so there's no problem right

I wonder if he was upset by my involvement in board meetings though he made such remarks my father-in-law has been teaching me the details of running the business and seems to be grooming me as a successor I started enjoying being involved in management and before I knew it I was working hard to meet my father-in-law's expectations about about 3 years after I started attending meetings my father-in-law retired completely when there were major decisions to be made the board members would consult me while Larry was sidelined I had hoped that being in such a situation would

push Larry to work harder but instead he became even more disengaged from his work although he would come to the office in the morning he'd disappear somewhere by noon and just stay home for the rest of the day when he saw me at home home he wouldn't talk about work at all seeming indifferent to the company's Affairs Meanwhile my workload at the company was increasing and I was getting busier after my father-in-law's retirement the board members relied on me more and more and I was given duties similar to a CEOs given that we're a large

company with many employees I've been committed to increasing sales and profit for the sake of our workers with the hard work of our employees our sales began to grow I found running the company more interesting and became more engrossed in my work conversely my husband Larry seemed to be losing interest in his work and his appearances at the company began to diminish the conversation between us at home had lessened and our relationship began to become tense I ran into your sister Nancy today and we had lunch together Larry said when he came home my sister

Nancy is 3 years older than me and had just divorced about 4 months ago the cause of her divorce was infidelity on her part which led to a big commotion when her enraged husband stormed into our parents home my husband Larry went to my parents house to calm down nany's husband in my place since I was busy with work Larry who had a gentle upbringing and a calming personality managed to convince nany's raging husband to leave for the time being later Nancy told me your husband is really something he handled my raging husband so effortlessly

she praised Larry ny's husband in his anger must have been disarmed by Larry's calm and easygoing demeanor Nancy was able to divorce her husband after paying Alam money but since this incident she seemed to look at Larry differently until then she seemed to have thought of Larry who was not particularly attractive and is indecisive as just a rich pampered son but after the incident she seemed to believe he was a respectable business owner Nancy now single after her divorce probably saw Larry as a great catch as she always loved wealthy men but I who was

engrossed in work could not imagine such a thing of course my sister wouldn't have known that Larry is just a nominal executive who doesn't actually manage the company Nancy's ex-husband was an elite employee of a foreign company and bragged to me at their wedding my husband is an excellent employee with a high salary and on top of that he's handsome you're jealous aren't you her ex-husband was handsome smart and carried a stylish Vibe I couldn't understand why she would cheat on such a wonderful husband 5 months after hearing from Larry that he had lunch with

Nancy I returned home to find Larry unusually serious Lisa I have something to discuss he said it was the first time I had heard such words from him and I had a bad feeling with my heart pounding I waited for him to speak actually Nancy is pregnant with my child and I want a divorce he said I was shocked by the request for a divorce but even more surprised to hear that Nancy was pregnant at a loss for words Larry continued Nancy is planning to come over on our next date off to discuss this so

I'm counting on you he said I was stunned I asked him so you want to marry my sister with a troubled look Larry responded it's not that I want to marry her but if she's having my baby I guess I have no choice I sighed at Larry's typical indecisiveness and replied well if she's carrying your baby I suppose it can't be helped let's discuss this when she comes over it seemed like my husband and I couldn't make any decisions together so I decided to meet directly with my sister to figure things out even though I

had already made up my mind to divorce I thought I needed to consult my father-in-law about the company's situation as the daughter-in-law of the founder I was involved in running the business but if I divorced I would become a stranger the next day I went to my in-law's house and told my father-in-law exactly what my husband had said my mother-in-law who was present was thrilled that her son had a child but she quieted down when glared at by my father-in-law for my mother-in-law she seemed to be more concerned about her grandchild than the company's management

after some thought my father-in-law said with a smile Lisa I want you to continue to be involved in the company's management as you have been I don't care about Larry I'll take the responsibility so let him do what he likes it seemed that my father-in-law valued the management of the company more than his son or grandchild even though he has retired my father-in-law as the founder still has a strong voice in the company and most of the company's Shares are held by him so there are no Executives who go against his will I was also

getting interested in my work and was reluctant to give up now now that my job was settled it was time to discuss the future with my sister on my day off my sister came to my house with a big smile and said Lisa it's a pity you couldn't have a baby I'll give you plenty of consolation money please leave this house immediately she said it with a triumphant air my husband was just silently listening to our conversation without saying anything despite being the one who caused the problem I was appalled at my husband's in different

face and said it's okay to get divorced but there's also the issue of Al and division of property so let's bring in a lawyer and decide properly I never thought you my sister would fall for a man like Larry I retorted to my sister with irony my sister glared at me with a Stern face for a moment but quickly regained her composure I finally realized that it's not about looks and Men it's about what's inside it was funny to hear my sister talk as if she fully understood my husband's inner self holding back my laughter

I said that's great isn't it from now on live happily with Larry the inner self my sister was talking about might be money she seemed to think my husband was the president of my father-in-law's company but it didn't seem like she had heard anything from him when the discussion was over my sister said she would start living here and brought a moving company though I only took out the necessary items knowing my quick-tempered sister I had already arranged ranged for a new apartment I also hired a lawyer and had documents prepared for the division of

property and alimony claims the next day after moving out my belongings I started negotiations for alimony and the division of property with my husband and sister accompanied by my lawyer my husband was still there sitting with an indifferent face and only my sister was speaking as I said before I'm willing to pay as much alimony as you want so please decide at your convenience my sister said hearing my sister's words my lawyer decided to also claim alimony against my sister in addition to my husband my sister is still paying alamon in installments to her ex-husband

so my lawyer had said in advance that it might be impossible to claim alamon from her but since she said she would pay me as much as I wanted I decided to make a claim when it came to negotiations about the division of property my sister excitedly said this Mansion is originally Larry's family's so it shouldn't be part of the division of property right the lawyer answered my sister calmly this building and the land belong to the company so it's up to the company to decide it seemed like even my husband thought this house belonged

to his father is that so I thought this house was dad's he said casually my sister on the other hand was taken aback and conf conf fronted the lawyer wait a minute so does that mean I can't live in this house the lawyer responded in a businesslike manner since it's company property you can continue to live here if the company allows it at this comment my sister seemed to breathe a sigh of relief oh you should have said that earlier it'll be fine since Larry the president will be living here the lawyer looked surprised for

a moment then burst into laughter what are you talking about Lisa is the president not Larry looking at my sister who planned to remarry my husband but didn't even know this made me laugh she immediately turned to my husband and yelled H Larry you're not the president I stepped in for my husband who looked troubled and explained to my sister Larry is merely an advisor without any executive rights I'm an executive director and I was also made president Our Father father-in-law the founder had always been the president but when he retired he made me an

executive director and president the other Executives appreciated my performance and there was no opposition on the other hand my husband thanks to his father's Arrangement was receiving an executive salary as an adviser without executive rights it's more of a Pity than being a mere employee even though it's called an executive salary since he wasn't really doing any work it was less than what an ordinary employee would get so I was bearing all the living expenses my husband who didn't care about our household finances didn't even care whether the house he was living in was company-owned

or belonged to his father Although our home was company-owned my responsible father-in-law had always charged me rent though I thought of it as a normal rental property the lawyer still laughing asked me can we continue to rent this house to Larry my sister reacted to the rent part of the lawyer's question what do you mean by rent are you suggesting that I take rent from Larry isn't it the company's property just make it free the lawyer presented the rent amount laughing hardly at her words she was shocked to see the figure and so was her

husband Larry who seemed to be hearing about it for the first time guess a house this big does have a high rent I can't afford that with my salary he said his executive compensation would barely leave any money behind if he had to pay that rent their living expenses would be hard to cover during the six years of our marriage Larry had used up all his modest executive compensation my salary also disappeared in high rent and living expenses there were hardly any assets left and splitting the savings was the only way for Asset Division after

the lawyer left my sister who now knew that the Mansion she had been hoping for was actually rented seemed utterly deflated staring blankly Larry was grinning as usual I suggested why don't you move out and go back to your parents house your mother was so happy about the pregnancy news Larry agreed but I couldn't help laughing inside at why I had to consider this man who was about to be my ex I started worrying if this unreliable man could raise a child but then I decided it was none of my business I asked my sister

who seemed to have forgotten about her own aloney are you okay with the alamon payment sis you seemed pretty confident but you're also paying your ex-husband right she was stunned to hear this her face suddenly snapping back to reality alamon I have to pay it too she asked astonished seemingly having heard nothing of the discussion earlier you said I'll give plenty of Al money but you weren't expecting me to pay it right my salary is really low she continued Larry and my sister exchanged surprised glances watching these two made me want to burst into laughter

I had already obtained signatures on the divorce papers and aimin request documents it didn't matter to me but seeing Larry and my sister like this was pathetic my ex-husband who had remarried my sister had returned to his parents home just as I had warned but there seemed to be constant quarrels between my sister and my in-laws the main cause of the conflict was the lie about my sister being pregnant with my ex-husband's child his mother who was hoping for a grandchild was extremely angry my father-in-law who had disliked my sister for stealing his son from

me from the very beginning hadn't even spoken to her he fronted the alony for Larry and I was paid in full but my sister seeing this pleaded with him Dad could you please pay my Alam money as well to this my father-in-law responded I have no reason to be called Dad by you he was fuming not being able to obtain anything she had hoped for my sister ran away from my ex-husband's family home without a word and went missing she had practically remarried my ex-husband just to Bear the burden of alamon which was utterly foolish

my ex-husband seemed to consider getting back with me but his father scolded him you're the kind of man who should never even think about having a family you can't even take care of yourself properly as I watched all this unfold I reflected on how things had gotten to this point when Larry first agreed to go back to his parents house I knew it was for the best his mother was thrilled about the baby but I couldn't shake the feeling that Larry was completely un prepared for the responsibilities of Parenthood his indifferent attitude throughout our marriage

hadn't changed and I doubted it ever would seeing my sister's shock when she realized she had to pay Alam money was almost comical she had been so confident but she clearly hadn't thought things through her financial situation was already strained and adding more payments would only make it worse I wondered how she could be so Nave the negotiations for alimony and the division of property were surprisingly straightforward my lawyer was thorough and ensured that everything was handled fairly Larry and my sister however seemed lost and overwhelmed by the process they exchanged glances of surprise and

confusion making it clear that they hadn't fully grasped the reality of their situation moving out of the house was a significant step for me I had already found a new apartment and made arrangements to start fresh the house which I had once thought of as a home now felt like a burden lifted off my shoulders it was company property anyway so leaving it behind felt like shedding the last remnants of my life with Larry after I moved out the tension between my sister and my in-laws only grew the lie about her being pregnant with my

ex-husband's child had caused a rift that couldn't be mended my father-in-law who had never approved of my sister was especially vocal in his disapproval he had always seen her as someone who had disrupted our family and this latest deception only confirmed his worst fears my sister's plea for my father-in-law to P alimony was met with cold rejection I have no reason to be called Dad by you he said his anger evident her dreams of a Carefree life supported by my ex-husband's family crumbled and she found herself without the support she had expected eventually my sister

ran away from my ex-husband's family home without a word she vanished leaving behind the chaos she had created her attempt to remarry my ex-husband and secure Financial stability had backfired spectacularly she had only succeeded in creating more problems for herself and those around her my ex-husband realizing the mess he was in seemed to consider getting back with me but his father ever the voice of reason scolded him harshly you're the kind of man who should never even think about having a family you can even take care of yourself properly he said in the end I

moved on from the whole ordeal I focused on my work and my new life leaving behind the drama that had consumed my marriage it was clear that Larry and my sister had their own paths to navigate and I was no longer a part of their Tangled lives The Experience had taught me a lot about trust responsibility and the importance of making decisions for oneself I would never get back with my ex-husband even if he begged me I stopped believing in him when he cheated on me with my sister and I was disgusted by his indifferent

attitude during our discussions he was fired from his executive position and is now working as a temporary employee the way he behaved during our marriage and after the Affair showed me that he was not someone I could rely on or trust his lack of commitment to our relationship and the company made it clear that he wasn't suited for the responsibilities he had seeing him now reduced from an executive to a temporary employee only reinforces my decision to move on without him I've continued being the CEO which is the most important thing in my life running

the company gives me a sense of purpose and fulfillment it keeps me focused and motivated and I take pride in the work I do every day I strive to make the company better for the sake of our employees and their families my role as CEO has become Central to my identity and I can't imagine giving it up I don't even think about remarrying after the breakup the idea of starting a new relationship doesn't appeal to me right now I've been through too much emotional turmoil to even consider it instead I want to focus on myself

and my career there's a lot I want to achieve and I don't want any distractions I've kept in touch with my father-in-law and get advice from him when needed he's been a great support through all of this and his experience and wisdom are invaluable whenever I face a difficult decision or need guidance I can count on him to provide insightful advice our relationship has grown stronger and I appreciate having him as a mentor for now I want to focus on the company and think of it as being married to it for the sake of my

employees my commitment to the company is like a marriage it requires dedication hard work and passion I want to ensure that the business continues to thrive and that our employees have job security and a stable future their well-being is important to me and I take my responsibilities as CEO very seriously this journey has taught me a lot about resilience and the importance of staying true to oneself despite the personal challenges I faced I've managed to keep the company on a steady path and even achieve growth it's not always easy but knowing that I'm making a

positive impact on people's lives keeps me going in the end my focus remains on leading the company and supporting my team I'm determined to build a successful future for all all of us while my personal life has had its ups and downs my professional life gives me stability and a sense of accomplishment this is where I find my strength in motivation and it's where I choose to direct my energy for the foreseeable future