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

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 didn't

respond to the joke, but I thought I saw the corner of his

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twitch, just slightly.

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

to manage everything.

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

fine with me."

like that. Tina whispered again, "Carlos's wolf said he's doing

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

to join me first thing after he finished his business and we started meeting investors like crazy, facing

good and we still achieved

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

his glass thoughtfully, "Carlos really helped us out with this. He's got connections I didn't even know existed." He took a sip before glancing at me curiously. "So, what's going on between you and him? You