Chapter 69

After gathering her things, she headed to her car. The city roads were crowded, and traffic was slow. She drummed her fingers against the wheel, checking the time.

Then, suddenly-“bang.”

Her car jolted forward.

She cursed under her breath, gripping the wheel tightly before glancing in the rearview mirror. A car

had rear–ended her.

Frustration flared in her chest. She had no time for this.

She climbed out of the vehicle, inspecting the damage. It wasn’t severe, but dealing with it would be time–consuming.

“Car trouble?”

A familiar voice drifted from the sidewalk.

Sarah turned her head–and there he was.

Cole.

Sarah remained cold and distant, but Cole’s unexpected gentleness caught her off guard.

He explained that dealing with the car issue would take a considerable amount of time and offered to drop her off at the show first.

His calm and accommodating attitude was unlike the Cole she had known before.

He had always treated her as if she were invisible, and during their previous encounters, he had not been

particularly kind.

In the past, he had given her a hard time at the races, showing no concern for her whatsoever.

Yet now, he was behaving differently, as if he had suddenly decided to be considerate.

The show was of utmost importance to Sarah.

There was no time to waste, and she knew missing it was not an option.

sudden change, she accepted

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the venue quickly, with only

to him briefly and thanked him in a hurried

noticed the way Cole’s eyes followed her as

had dropped her off, a sleek black limousine rolled up to the entrance,

gaze fixed on the familiar figure

as she recognized Sarah.

lips curled into a frown as she muttered, “That was Sarah who just

made her way through

looked at his watch as she

despise tardiness. If you had shown up even a

she had arrived on time.

Cole

the venue, they were captivated by

under the crystal chandeliers, the finest

industry elites, designers, and investors, all dressed

the time to introduce Sarah to his business contacts, some of whom held significant

exchanged pleasantries, maintaining a

into the rhythm of networking when she suddenly locked eyes with Linda

across the room.

changed

elite was both shocking and infuriating to her.

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be present at such a high–profile event, much less interacting with

talent, and in her mind, Sarah was nothing more

discreetly, her irritation

general manager of Studio STARLINE, the most prestigious design studio

Moon Pack’s name.

Sarah despite her lack of

that Leo’s decision would only cause small ripples within the company.

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