My name is Joanna Ashford. The night I went to the yacht banquet with my sister-in-law Vivienne Shaw,Dominic Hale,the man at the top of the business world fell for me at first sight. I turned him down right away,telling him I was married. He smiled warmly and said my husband and I must be very much in love. Then he turned around and destroyed the Shaw family. Their partners pulled out overnight,severing every deal without warning.The company collapsed the same day. Vivienne blamed me for everything.My husband Cedric Shaw moved out of our bedroom. Drowning in guilt,I threw myself into holding together what was left of the wreckage. I went with him to every meeting,every dinner,taking drink after drink on his behalf so he wouldn't have to. Slowly,he began to soften.He even talked about starting over together in a new city. But on his deathbed,he touched my face and whispered,"Jo,I keep thinking—was all of this because of you?Maybe if you'd gone with Mr.Hale that night,I wouldn't have spent my whole life like this." When I opened my eyes again,I was back on the day of the yacht banquet. I took my time with my makeup,light foundation,a careful swipe of lip gloss. Then I turned to Vivienne and said,"Vivi,let's go." Her car was already waiting downstairs.I opened the back door and slid in. She heard the door and looked up.Her eyes lit up instantly. "Jo?You actually changed your mind!And you look so pretty today!" "We're going out for once.It'd be a shame to waste a beautiful night."