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Isabella As I scrolled through the internal ledgers Lucas thought were buried, the numbers began to bleed together. The Thorne Group wasn’t the invincible empire everyone believed it to be. It was hemorrhaging. Nearly 40% of their liquid assets had vanished, swallowed up by catastrophic mishandling of international client accounts. Lucas hadn't been building a legacy; he’d been franticly treading water in a sea of debt.My stomach turned as I clicked into the project files for our current collaboration. Our project. The very infrastructure I had spent months sweating over. Lucas had been using the construction as a massive laundry machine. He was inflating the costs of materials and redirecting millions—money that should have been paying for steel and concrete—into offshore accounts to satisfy predatory lenders who were clearly breathing down his neck.But the deeper I dug, the more the air seemed to leave the room.I found a projected timeline—a "Contingency Exit Strategy." Lucas wa
After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 181
Isabella The air in the house was thick with a mix of nerves and excitement. Tomorrow was the gala—the night Gabriel would officially reclaim his place in the Thorne empire, and the night I would have to navigate a room full of people who still thought our marriage was a tragedy of the past.A heavy, matte-black box sat on my coffee table, delivered by a private courier just an hour ago. The card on top simply read: “For the woman who deserves to be the center of the room. I’ll see you tomorrow, Isabella. — G.”Mia was practically vibrating beside me. "Open it! Open it! If that’s from the Gabriel Thorne collection, I might actually faint."I carefully lifted the lid, and even in the dim evening light of the living room, the fabric seemed to glow. It was a gown made of deep, midnight-emerald silk—elegant, structured, and timeless. It didn't scream for attention; it commanded it. Beside the dress was a small velvet case containing a pair of vintage pearl earrings, simple and stunning.
After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 180
Isabella The transition back to professional life was like a cold splash of water after the warmth of the island. The humid city air hung heavy over the construction site, a stark contrast to the sea breeze I had grown used to. I was back in my element, clipboard in hand, but my mind was still half-clinging to the memory of the lighthouse.Elias caught up with me near the staging area, adjusting his hard hat as he squinted at the blueprints spread across the makeshift table."You're back," he noted, a knowing smirk playing on his lips. "And you look... remarkably less stressed than when you left. I take it the 'emergency' trip was successful?""It was... illuminating," I replied, trying to keep my voice professional despite the heat rising in my cheeks. "But we have a lot to catch up on here. How are the foundations looking for the north wing?"Elias gave me a brief update on the site's progress, but I could tell he was waiting for the shop talk to end. Finally, he leaned against the
After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 179
Isabella The morning light filtered through the sheer curtains of the villa, much softer and warmer than the electric tension of the night before. Waking up in the same bed.We moved through breakfast with a quiet, comfortable domesticity.We spent the morning at the Blue Lagoon as promised, the water so clear it felt like floating on air, but even the vibrant coral and the tropical fish felt like background noise to the simple reality of being near him.By the time the sun reached its peak, the playful splashes of the morning had faded into the practical reality of our departure.The sounds of the island—the gentle lapping of the waves and the rustle of the palms—seemed to grow louder as we packed, as if the paradise itself were trying to convince us to stay.Gabriel was by the window, his silhouette sharp against the bright midday sun. He looked out at the dock where the seaplane was bobbing gently in the water, waiting to take us back to the skyline and the noise."In a few days,
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Isabella The dinner had been perfect—perhaps too perfect. The weight of the wine and the rhythmic crashing of the waves against the shore made the atmosphere thick with a comfortable, yet lingering, curiosity."I've decided to go," Gabriel said suddenly, leaning back on his elbows as he looked out at the dark horizon. "To the party. I think it’s the right thing to do. For the company, Lucas and... for us."I looked at him, the flickering candlelight catching the sharp lines of his jaw. There was something in his tone—a slight hesitation, a weight in the way he said "us"—that made my intuition flare up. Gabriel was a man who usually moved with absolute certainty, but right now, it felt like he was holding a piece of a puzzle I hadn't seen yet."Really?" I asked softly, searching his face. "You seem... different about this one, Gab."He offered a small, reassuring smile and reached over to give my hand a gentle squeeze. "Don't overthink it, Isabella. I just want everything to be right
After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 177
IsabellaThe stars began to pierce through the deep indigo of the sky, but neither of us was ready to move. The adrenaline from his confession had ebbed away, leaving a strange, quiet intimacy in its wake.Gabriel sat on the edge of the plateau, his legs dangling over the side, and after a moment’s hesitation, I sat beside him. The wind was stronger now, chilling the salt spray on our skin, but Gabriel didn't let me feel the cold. He shifted closer, pulling me into the crook of his arm and wrapping his jacket around my shoulders.I leaned my head against his shoulder, watching the rhythmic pulse of the lighthouse beam as it swept across the churning white foam of the waves below."It’s peaceful up here," I murmured, the sound of the ocean rhythmic and hypnotic."It is," he agreed, his voice a low vibration against my temple. He rested his cheek atop my head, his hand tracing absentminded patterns on my arm. "Sometimes I think the world only makes sense when it’s this quiet."We stayed
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Isabella I thought we were done.The trunk was already full of carefully packed shopping bags, all soft pastels and delicate fabrics meant for someone who wouldn’t arrive for months. I was mentally calculating how long it would take Lena to reorganize the closet when Gabriel slowed the car and pul
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Isabella The morning began quietly.Too quietly.Sunlight crept in through the curtains, pale and unhurried, settling gently across the room. I woke with that familiar awareness before anything else—my body, the steady rhythm of my breath, the subtle reminder that I was no longer living just for m
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Isabella Gabriel arrived just before nine.I knew it without checking the clock—there was a particular stillness that always preceded him, like the air itself adjusted when he was near. Lena let him in quietly, her footsteps soft as she retreated back down the hallway.I stepped out of the bedroom
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Isabella The last of the shopping bags disappeared into the vehicles, handled with the same careful precision as everything else in Gabriel’s world.I watched it all from the front step, arms loosely crossed, head tilted slightly to the side.Two luxury vehicles. Trained staff. Seamless coordinati
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