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.

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

that sent a chill through me. What had happened to her? What had turned the woman I once knew into this... unstoppable force? I couldn't stop the questions from piling up

I grabbed my phone and dialed my investigator. He picked up almost immediately, as if waiting for my

everything you can dig up on her," I said, the

you'd ask for information on that. But

since she

I'll send you a comprehensive

caught between fear and something I couldn't define. What if she

chest, trying to stifle the dull throb, but it only intensified as I remembered the boy at the airport. That boy with her same eyes. I hadn't thought much of him at first,

to ask her not to, not after everything, but the idea of her with another man

mind kept drifting back to Arielle. I found myself opening

and accolades. There was no tangible insight into

kept drifting back

her-those eyes, the fierce

to the top, made a name for herself. She had built her life,

every few minutes to see if he had sent a mail, and with each empty inbox, my anxiety grew. Finally, it arrived. I opened the

Subject: Arielle -Comprehensive Report.

the report,

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