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."

turned slightly to look at me, his eyes soft but distant. "It's fine," he said. "As long as people knew

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

didn't respond to the joke, but I

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twitch, just slightly.

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 with him, but I wasn't comfortable leaving him

to manage everything.

can head

fine with me."

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

smiled at him. "Thank you," I said quietly. "That means a lot to me." And with that, I turned my

finished his business and we started meeting

the result was good and we still

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 the

"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