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b's engine. I sat staring out through the window, as the city's lights blurred past me.

ad said to me. "He's only using

over heels in love with Robert and there was not

hen I caught him red-handed. I could still hear Ciara's faint giggle in the back of m

n the distance. The sprawling mansion, with its grand pillars and expansive gardens, st

gainst the gravel. My father's staff greeted me with concerned e

ather, Vincent Carson. Tall, sharp-eyed, and intimidating as ever, he s

d. "I was wondering ho

ears spilled over as I stumbled forward. He m

rembling. "You were right all al

knew that boy wasn't good for you the moment I la

I whispered, the words t

. "Love shouldn't blind you to reality, Natalia

, unable

id, my voice barel

way to concern. "You don't need to apologi

armchairs in the living room, e

w, Dad? How do I

chair opposite mine, "you could st

reading where this co

to mention Diego F

respectable man. A billionaire, no

ot out of a disastrous relationship and last thing I need is an

. "You're too stubborn for your own g

hat as a complime

leaning back

ed to lay low for a while. Relax like th

ned for myself - locked up in a mansion all day with all the servants in the world

't like being id

huckled. "There'll be lots of shopping

challenge," I sh

a few seconds and t

will answer to some sa

I said, a smile fo

for a while. "W

d," I bl

turned wary. "

charge, or have you

he replied, his eyes fix

is gaze. "Just curious.

rowed h

had an accident a few months ago and has been hospitalized. The company ne

as the CEO. After what she had done to me, I

ven't repla

. "Although I've had some thoughts about pr

" I muttered.

" He grunted. "

name. So it was true after all. She was about to rise t

denly, the words spilling o

, taken aba

up straighter. "I've grown up watching you

a company like Diamond isn't just about knowing b

this. I need something to focus on, something to prov

air. "Natalia, this isn't about proving anything

rnestly. "Please, Dad. Give me a cha

at me, his expression unreadab

your progress closely. Any li

As if you would fire

e," He

s my face and I grab

Dad. You won'

make sure I don

e for my first day as the CEO of Diamond. I scoured through company reports,

name eventually, I

aded on the screen. It was her - the sa

ped my lips as I lea

ind racing. Tomorrow, I would walk into Diamond

u handle this," I

e of control returning. This wasn't just about re

beginning of a new chapter, an