Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

Chapter 155

"Understood," Sarah replied.

She had noticed the courier package sitting on her desk earlier but hadn't bothered to open it yet. Now, she walked over and carefully unwrapped the package.

Inside were the real estate certificates, pristine and official.

After sending Vincent a message confirming she had received them, she placed the documents into her locker without a second thought.

Her priorities lay elsewhere tonight.

After a quick shower, she let the warm water wash away her fatigue, her mind already shifting to the tasks awaiting her tomorrow.

...

The next morning, Sarah drove to work, her thoughts already occupied with her schedule for the day. As she neared the building where STARLINE Studio was located, she prepared to turn the corner toward the underground garage.

That was when she saw him.

Cole's car was parked near the entrance, his window slightly lowered. He sat inside, unmoving, watching the surroundings with an unreadable expression.

Sarah's brows knitted together.

What is he doing here this early in the morning?

If she recalled correctly, STARLINE Studio had no scheduled meetings with Cole today.

As she pondered this, Cole spotted her car. Without hesitation, he stepped out and walked toward her.

Sarah exhaled, bracing herself as she rolled down her window. "Cole," she greeted. "Did you come here for something?"

from the night before still fresh in

didn't answer immediately. Instead, he studied her expression, as if searching for something. Finally, he

voice measured, "in front of the hotel,

was about to ask what he meant when

a student of Mr. Colton's too,

moment, silence stretched between

Sarah froze.

hitched, and a

eyes, always scanning, always searching, glimpsed the truth buried

so only she could hear. "A few of the famous designs in STARLINE

expression remained unreadable. She had spent years perfecting the art of restraint, of masking her emotions behind

much about fashion design, but he has heard of

body of the jewel, Saturn, is an elaborately carved sunset-colored gemstone, while the

resemble a ring of Saturn stars, or a girl's dancing skirt, as if the magnificence

hundred million dollars, making STARLINE Studio, then a new

speculation was

guess turned out to

world-famous designer at the

sent a jolt through

nine years ago, she had already reached a level of mastery that Linda- despite all her ambition, her desperate attempts to claw her way to the top-

all these years, Sarah had remained in the

the studio's glory while she

technology, attributing its

the truth

one who was truly

them. Cole

softly and