, Elaria woke up wit

so thoughtful, brought

hen the housekeeper muttered angrily, "Mr. Richards got bewitched by that v

-Sebastian had actually ret

ds asked us to dry-clean Mr. Collins' coat-and hand-deliver it to him too. Gu

's real motives and only saw it

bastian just didn't want

ent two days resting at home and visite

everything shifte

e blunder. After a shareholder meeting, she was suspended from all her d

in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, quietl

nd her and lowering her voice. "President Grace,

ing, but Elar

, she'd let g

t she deserved, she'd walk away with dignity, out of Sebastian's world. Wheth

t to speak, her phon

d over to

ian's father, asking t

t hesitate-s

e headed over to w

ventures. He always came off as cultured and low-key, bu

late

rried the sweet scent of bloo

rsonal secretary-an elegant woman-approached with

etary announced, "Mr. Richards,

ed up at her with a warm smile.

her shoes a

ing much away, he poured Elaria a cup of tea and started chatting about Halden &

ompetence is a d

s, it stops being useful-an

ere surprisingly aligned-Sebast

f you. Is something going on between you and Sebastian lately? If

faint smile.

y laundry to them. The Richards

sed, caught

tated for a moment before voicing his concern. "The Aurvista Project is in partnership with Mr.

what he was implying with

in charge, but it's actually Sebastian calling the s

de Charles a tad uncomfortable. He mum

dy fallen. The sky bled a fractured ora

The woman's polite smile was so polished, she looked like a perfectl

*

ully settled. She quietly started packing-ha

swearing that once they were back on thei

iled faintly,

came at

like he had walked out of a fashion ad. He asked Annie to step

closer. His eyes were dark a

face again-but eve

problem between us. If you're willing, I'll call a shareholde

out a sof

onestly

rself into oblivion-he saw all that as childish tantrums. And now, w

l didn'

d, ready to battle the world for him. Thinking about how tender he

er, reaching up

times before every big e

st it more easily. They were close-close enough tha

recall that night in bed. Four years of marriage, and he

's apple

long the fabric. Fine mate

ove. Four year

as o

d be the

ietly and said, "No nee

tian

. After all that time, it hit her-she didn't have much

ian, go

ed in Sebas

elt... off. But he co

, watching her walk toward the elev

idn't rea

lly was

oming back t

n't coming