tude stood in stark contrast to the lively activity occurring outside in New York City during the late hours. The automobiles darted t

that he could have everything caused their marriage to end a year ago. His mind kept replaying images of her abse

driving forces behind his actions were his desires for control and power alongside his pursuit of success.

he extent of his failur

o forget about her. He found himself unable to dismiss or neglect the continuous sensation that

a hand through his dark hair. He felt defeated in every business negotiation while rivals tightened their grip and t

s rise to dominance in the fashion world reached him, including how she forged her business empire from her failed marriage and how her namesymbolisedd both st

an important business contract designed to grow his company's European operations while generating signif

y entered together. However, he had assumed that. He believed that her devotion to hi

cross his face and

thing, which surprised both her critics and competitors. Noah knew about the photographs, the conversations, and the written

alousy. I'm sorry. He regretted wasting so much time with her before realising her worth. He mourned the nights he

weighed heavily on him. She had established her separate existence without him. The transformation of her li

of powerful men who offered her career opportunities, which he had never secured. Although he questioned how much of this wa

raise his gaze because his door opened slightly. His assistant

see him. Noah maintained his focus on the sprawling c

to Emil,y "I don't want to a

e that the person at his door was

oment of pause enveloped him while his heart thumped vigorously in his chest. Eliza. The mer

ise as he spun around. "Eliza?" A slight crack appeared in his

present. Despite my notification tha

was it she desired? Was she there to make a point? Ha

potential scenarios, he faced when me

before him, surrounded by the doorway, which made her presence burst into his quiet life as if a storm had broken through. Her black hai

ore powerful. More assured. That

"Eliza", with a bar

as she took in the opulence of his office which represented the world

s began to part. Her voice had a chilly detachment as she stated

ed into someone different from the person Noah had once known. Someone who had lived throug

a had mo

the room and announced, "I'm here for a reason." He no long

art rate sped up. Why had she come here? His response

ght with each passing second. When thei

a simple visit. It