A different her.

(JARED'S POV)

I blinked and went over the headline again, ensuring I was not reading wrong. But the words did not go away. They were there, as bold as ever.

Then I swallowed hard, forcing my gaze down to the picture below, and my breath hitched. It was her. Arielle.

The same lady at the airport.

The same lady in Ashley's car. Little wonder I was drawn to her earlier in the traffic.

How could I be so blind?

Twice, in just a few days. At the airport, where I had felt that strange pull but brushed it off. In the car, where I tried to catch a glimpse, but she vanished before I could truly see her. Both times, I had let her slip away.

The realization hit me like a ton of hot breaks, shattering my heart. How could tease fate trade me like this?

I had thought I'd never see her again. But here she was.

I stared at her picture, my heart pounding. Arielle. Back in town. Successful. Famous, even.

chain, with a branch in New York. I felt an odd surge of pride, but it was quickly drowned by a flood

my hands shaking slightly. There was something different about her her eyes, once so warm and open, now carried a fierce intensity that sent a chill through me. What had happened to her? What had turned the woman I once

and dialed my investigator. He picked up almost

need everything you can dig up on her," I said, the urgency thick in

you'd ask for information on that.

since she left, her accomplishments,

it. I'll send you a comprehensive report

caught between fear and something I couldn't

boy at the airport. That boy with her same eyes. I hadn't thought much of

moment. I had no right to ask her not to, not after everything, but the idea of her with another man sent

tried to focus on work, but my mind kept drifting back to Arielle. I found myself

and accolades. There was no tangible insight into her

kept drifting back

her-those eyes, the fierce

become. There was something proud in me, too. Arielle had fought her way to the top, made a name for herself. She had built her life, found success without me. And somehow, that pride only deepened the ache in

to see if he had sent a mail,

Subject: Arielle -Comprehensive Report.

report, digesting

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