After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 23

Elaine finally caught a break from the whole Alistair drama.

After their last showdown, he'd basically vanished.

Even the daily roses that used to fill her office trash can had stopped appearing. When Kate burst through her door, she actually did a double-take at the empty bin.

"Guess who's been blowing up my phone?" Kate announced, plopping into a chair without waiting for an invitation. "Remember Atticus Vaughn? That stupid-hot guy from Stanford who made the campus list three years running?"

Elaine glanced up from her spreadsheets. "Mmm-hmm."

San Francisco last month. His company was the

looking up, Elaine frowned.

gave her that I-know-something-you-don't smirk. "But he's been texting me non-stop trying to casually-but-not-really ask about you. Now

her work. Due diligence

totally into you. So...what's your take on

did she think of Atticus Vaughn?Despite herself, Elaine flashed back to watching him through the blinds, confidently handling a room full of board members without breaking a sweat. Then their actual introduction - how he'd been genuinely respectful of her business acumen instead

partners had bailed after her father's

she will

just buried her dad and escaped a toxic marriage.