Married at First Sight novel (Serenity and Zachary York)

Chapter 4523

How could someone as capable as River not make it?

He had to be lying. There's no way he was telling the truth.

"That Maybach up ahead belongs to River, right? I remember his license plate," Romina said.

She remembered it clearly-and Maddox did too.

Truth be told, most of the business elites in Eaglioncile could recognize River's license plate. His talent had made him a standout. When he led Yantail out of crisis and into the ranks of major corporations, he caught everyone's attention. Romina wasn't the only one who had targeted Yantail. Others had made moves behind the scenes, but Romina—and the Lafond Group behind her had always been open about their competition. They never played dirty.

other rivals, River actually respected Romina. At least

got here

I've got to say it—my aunt asked me to remind you. At tonight's banquet, even if you see River, try to keep your distance. Don't stir up conflict and make things awkward for

"I'll try. But it's not just up to me. He's got to be willing to keep his distance too. Maddox, you don't know how shameless

to treat him

he might bring it up in front of everyone-maybe even in front of her grandfather-and twist it into something ridiculous.

chuckled. "You two really go

with them the way we used to. I watched a fierce competitor rise. I had a chance to stop him, but I didn't. Now he's thriving." Romina sighed. "I'm almost thirty. Life had always gone smoothly for me... until I met River. He's the first

you respect him. If he weren't the boss of Yantail, you'd probably try

didn't dare say was that he also kind of wanted

same industry, but they had overlapping business interests. They