Thalia walked past without acknowledging them, her face expressionless.

After she had gone, Laurina nudged Asher’s arm. “What a coincidence! Imagine running into your ex on the same flight.”

Asher lowered his eyes and remained silent.

“Oh, look at you with that brooding expression. You’re impossible,” Laurina teased.

Early the next morning, Thalia arrived at the golf course with the head partner.

She was dressed in a white sports outfit with her hair in a high ponytail, looking youthful and vibrant. Langdon Johnson’s eyes lit up the moment he saw her.

The head partner made the introductions: “This is Mr. Johnson from Caresol Group. Mr. Johnson, may I present Thalia Winters, a solicitor from our firm.”

Thalia smiled politely. “Pleased to meet you, Mr. Johnson.”

That gentle smile made Langdon Johnson’s heart flutter.

“I had no idea your law firm employed such young and beautiful solicitors,” he remarked with a broad smile.

Thalia smiled without responding, while the head partner chuckled appreciatively.

“Do you play golf regularly, Miss Winters?” Langdon Johnson asked.

Thalia shook her head. “I only know a little. I wouldn’t say I’m an enthusiast.”

Sensing an opportunity, Johnson’s smile widened. “That’s no problem at all. I’d be happy to teach you.”

“What’s everyone discussing that’s so amusing?”

A male voice interrupted their conversation.

Thalia froze.

Asher approached, accompanied by another man.

Johnson immediately adopted a deferential tone, all traces of his earlier flirtatiousness vanishing. “Mr. Blackwood, you’re here to play golf as well? We were just discussing hobbies with Miss Winters here. I got a bit carried away

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with the conversation. I hope we haven’t disturbed you?”

Thalia’s hands tensed at her sides as she raised her eyes to meet Asher’s gaze, addressing him with formal politeness: “Mr. Blackwood.”

The head partner rarely spent time at the firm and didn’t follow entertainment news. Though Laurina’s face seemed familiar to him, he was unaware of the rumored relationship between her and Asher, and had no idea that the CEO of Blackwood Industries standing before them was Thalia’s ex–boyfriend.

to interact with someone of Asher’s status, but he was adept at reading social cues. Seeing the respectful attitude the Caresol CEO showed this young man, he immediately understood that this elegant, dignified young gentleman must be someone of considerable importance.

followed suit with a respectful greeting: “Mr. Blackwood, a pleasure.”

lingered

university student–beautiful and full of energy, impossible to look away from. No wonder that lecher had been staring

fair legs beneath her

so attractive while in the company of these two older men–Asher felt a

taking off his jacket to wrap around

his annoyance and displeasure with considerable effort, Asher’s expression remained impassive as he responded with a curt

terribly sorry, Mr.

Asher said tersely before walking

today to accompany a

friend, Alexander Wellington, had been instrumental in helping Asher swiftly secure the deal that had undermined Tom

now, immediately adopted an expression of discovery. “Asher, unless I’m mistaken, wasn’t that your fiancée? Why did you two act as though you barely

each other?”

Russia over a decade ago. He didn’t know Thalia personally, but several years earlier,

that the woman in the photo was the girl he had

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engagement ceremony, congratulating

“We’ve broken up.”

suddenly break up when everything was going so well? Didn’t you wait more than a decade to finally be with her?”

approached and handed Asher a golf

it and swung, sending the ball flying. “I didn’t want her caught in the crossfire. Being with me nearly cost her her life.”

been kidnapped, and Asher had been seriously injured, forcing them to cancel the event. Later, he had

on, Tom Malfoy had been actively seeking revenge against the Blackwood

make another move against her

told Alexander about Tom’s assassination

military–grade weapons? This is Britain, for God’s sake! How dare that madman?”

tracks well. The police couldn’t pin anything on him.”

then. That rabid dog Malfoy

“I’m aware.”

“Breaking up was the right decision, but what a shame for both of you–in love but unable to be

eyelashes, his heart

to be together despite

No.

only temporary.

the situation with Tom Malfoy was resolved, he would

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closer to Thalia. “Do you enjoy playing golf regularly, Miss

distance as she replied: “I know a bit, but I

she was just an ordinary solicitor, dependent on a modest

him, a few thousand pounds was negligible–barely

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