His Knees, His Pleas, But Our Son's in Peace

Chapter 73

Eventually, we made our way through the crowd, and Carlos led me to a group

older women.

of

Carlos briefly introduced my name and current area of concentration and bluntly stated that I needed some success.

Just when I thought Carlos was being rude, these ladies greeted me warmly.

As they started talking to me, I quickly realized that they were all leaders in my field. Entrepreneurs, investors, women I had admired from a distance. And now, they were speaking to me as if I belonged among them. Their advice was insightful, and I found myself completely engrossed in the conversation. I forgot

about everything else-the party, the guests, and even Carlos.

These ladies offered a lot of advice on my current situation and they even gave

me their business cards. I was flattered.

When I finally realized how much time had passed, I excused myself and went looking for him. I found him on the balcony, staring out into the night, his expression pensive. "I'm sorry," I said as I approached. "I got so caught up in the conversations... I didn't mean to be a bad companion."

distant. "It's fine," he said. "As long as people knew I had a companion, that's all that

had misunderstood him. I thought he'd invited me because he wanted my company, but maybe it was just for appearances. Maybe he was like a child who didn't want to attend a salon party without a date. "I

I thought I saw

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twitch, just slightly.

the thought of being away from Cyrus tugged at my heart. He was back at Carlos's house, and I knew he must be missing me by now. Blair could stay with him, but I wasn't comfortable leaving

to manage everything.

Carlos offered, "I can head back right away. Cyrus

fine with me."

me deeply. I hadn't expected him to care about my son's feelings like that. Tina whispered again, "Carlos's wolf said he's doing this for you." My

to me." And

me first thing after he finished his business and we started meeting investors like crazy, facing rejection after rejection with a smile on our

good and we

in a cozy corner of the venue, toasting to our success. The deals we had closed would be game changers, and I couldn't help but feel proud of what we'd accomplished. Blair, always the more outgoing one, kept refilling our glasses, and soon

this. He's got connections I didn't even know existed." He took a sip before glancing at me curiously. "So, what's