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."

to look at me, his eyes soft but distant. "It's fine," he said. "As long as people knew I had a companion, that's all

he was like a child who didn't want to attend a salon party without a date. "I didn't realize you were so childish," I teased, trying to lighten the mood. "But if you need someone to come to these things with you, I'll be

but I thought I saw the corner of

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twitch, just slightly.

would need to stay longer to work with some of the new partners I had met. But 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

to manage everything.

dilemma, Carlos offered, "I can

fine with me."

about my son's feelings like that. Tina whispered again, "Carlos's wolf said he's doing this

you," I said quietly. "That means a lot to me." And with that, I turned my full attention

business and we started meeting investors like crazy,

result was good

and I decided to celebrate over a few glasses of wine. We sat 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

didn't even know existed." He took a sip before glancing at me curiously.