The Sterling Prize

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Emma Sterling never imagined that her desperate question in Harvard's lecture hall would pierce through the hard shell that Alexander Romano had built with wealth and power, like a needle finding its mark. He, Alexander Romano, was a man standing at the pinnacle of capital—cold, powerful, accustomed to controlling everything. He extended his hand to her, packaging an unequal act of charity as an equal exchange of value. He thought she was just his newest "collection"—a talented artwork on the verge of falling. He enjoyed playing the savior, using money and influence to craft a gilded cage for her, expecting her dependence and adoration in return. She, Emma Sterling, was a stubborn fledgling struggling in the mud. She accepted his "help," yet remained constantly vigilant against his suffocating possessiveness. She longed to soar, not to be kept. When she discovered she was merely one of his many "rescue projects," all the sweet illusions came crashing down. She resolutely turned away, breaking free from his golden cage. "Do you love me, or just the feeling of saving me?" When the lofty business tycoon fell from his pedestal, facing his "savior complex" for the first time; when the proud girl left for distant shores, earning the world's respect through her own merit. Could he learn to love a soul who stood as his equal? And would she choose to believe in a man who had completely changed for her? —— "My lifelong wish is for you to become so strong that you never need my help again." This is a story about control, redemption, and equal love. When the obsessive "collector" met an "artwork" that refused to submit, he finally understood that love isn't possession, but letting go so you can become your best self.

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