BILLIONAIRE'S LIES CHAPTER 361

Nathaniel Harper stood in the corner office of Harper Luxe Holdings, the late-afternoon gold light streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows. The news had come quietly—like a storm whispered on an otherwise tranquil day. A text from a past friend. A shared photo in an invite-only group chat. No shout, no cruelty, just irrefutable.

Eliana Thompson was engaged.

To Damian Wolfe.

He stood there, frozen, for a moment. Clenched his jaw and had his fists loosely balled in the pockets of his fitted slacks.

It wasn't shocking.

No. He had witnessed the way Damian gazed at her. As if she were his entire world. As if the world only existed when she was with him. Nathaniel had done that to her once as well. But Eliana… she never gazed at him quite the same.

He shut his eyes, allowing the silence to seep in. The kind of silence that pushes against your chest and makes breathing difficult. He'd had his opportunity—perhaps more than one—but he'd allowed it to slip away from him.

Too slow.

Too cautio