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58. Roots and Retaliation
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Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 59. The Leverage Trade
Nadine sat behind her immaculate mahogany desk in her high-rise office, her eyes scanning the quarterly ledgers.Her phone chimed sharply against the polished wood.Nadine flinched, her heart hammering against her ribs with cold panic. Trouble. She snatched up the screen, bracing for a disaster alert about Case 1.Instead, a simple, unadorned message stared back at her: I got the deal.A breathless squeal slipped past her lips before she could catch it. The sudden, uncharacteristic sound made Anna flinch violently, dropping a red correction pen onto the audit papers."Miss Nadine?" Anna adjusted her glasses, staring in utter bewilderment.Nadine cleared her throat and typed back. Congratulations. I know you can do it. Report to Father immediately. Almost instantly, his reply lit up the screen: Thank you. I'm on my way to the office.Nadine stared at the glowing screen, warmth melting the ice around her heart. In their previous life, her phone had been a graveyard of unread messa
Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 58. Roots and Retaliation
"Alex Barrett wants in on the presentation."Andrew's voice crackled over the line. "His team spent the afternoon hounding the owners of the Grove and the Dairy. They refused to take 'no' for an answer."Adrian adjusted his glasses, his jaw tightening as the shadow competition crept over the mountain. "And you're letting him join?""It's only fair to hear both proposals side-by-side," Andrew replied with a low, testing growl. "Tomorrow morning, 9 AM, at the timber mill. Don't be late, Adrian."Morning mist still clung to the peaks when Adrian and Mr. Davis arrived at the Whitfield farm. Adrian knew the land was tied to Barrett Corp, but he needed to see the enemy's footprints himself. Mr. Davis stood silently beside him, silver-rimmed spectacles catching the early light."Mr. Whitfield, I'm not here to renegotiate," Adrian began, extending a hand to the weathered farmer. "I just want to understand why you chose Alex's retail logistics over our eco-resort."The farmer looked at his
Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 57. That Bag Is Half-Empty
"So, Miss Angel's name is Olie?"Nadine stepped through the heavy front doors of the Merrick Estate, still turning over the collision of Alex and Olivia in her mind. The foyer was dim.Adrian arrived almost the same moment she did. They met at the front door."You're late, Nadine," Adrian said, his low baritone cutting through the silence of the hall. "A business meeting ran long, and I lost track of the hour," she replied, firm and practiced. Adrian's gaze dropped to the grease-stained parchment bag clutched tightly in her hand. "Why did you buy that?" Adrian asked, his tone sliding into a dangerous, suspicious register. "That's the signature snack from the East District market stall." He stepped closer, his broad frame casting a shadow over her as he searched her face for a lie.Nadine's heart skipped. She looked at her husband and saw a man who still, underneath it, viewed her as the enemy. "I was passing through the district and felt a craving," she lied, her voice softer than
Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 56. Angel and Starry Skies
Miss Angel. The name kept surfacing in Nadine's mind like a stone she couldn't stop turning over, even as the city lights blurred past the sedan's windows and Jim steered them toward Olivia's home.Where did I hear that name…"Nadine?" Olivia's soft voice broke through the silence. Nadine turned from the window, her expression smoothing. "I'm sorry, Olie. I was lost in my own thoughts for a moment.""Who was that man in the café, Nadine?" Olivia asked, her clear brown eyes searching for answers. "He seemed so… intense."She tapped her chin, thinking it over. "And energetic." A giggle escaped her. "You should have seen how messy he was."The sound of it, light, unguarded, faintly delighted, caught Nadine off guard.Don't laugh about him like that, Olie. Don't talk about him so fondly.Nadine's resolve hardened all over again.I won't let that light laugh turn into a mesmerized gaze, or worse, into tragedy for the Angel of these Starry Skies."An old friend from high school," Nadine s
Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 55. Miss Angel
"So this is where you ran off to after rejecting my five-star lunch invitation!"Ten minutes earlier, Alex's phone had buzzed for the third time with a demanding vibration from Will. The East District was a maze his luxury GPS refused to navigate.I'm near the market entrance, Will. The car won't make it through this crowd. I'll wait at the corner café.His silk shirt clung damp, cuffs stained with spicy peanut sauce. He'd spotted the weathered pine sign of Le Petit Café glowing under a streetlamp and started toward it.Through the glass, a familiar silhouette caught his eye. Nadine, At a corner table, her posture unusually relaxed. A decorative plant blocked the face of her companion.A slow, predatory smirk curved his mouth. Is she meeting that "little brother" again?He'd imagined the look on her face when he crashed her secret meeting, shifted the bags higher, and marched for the door.“Well, time to surprise her. I guess…”The chime rang as he stepped inside, chicory and toast
Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 54. Someone Else
Le Petit Café smelled of roasted chicory, old pine wood, and the faint sweetness of toasted brioche, a location Nadine had chosen deliberately, far from Alexander Barrett's territory.Across the checkered tablecloth sat Olivia, wonderfully out of place in Nadine's high-stakes universe. A hairpin caught the light in her soft brown hair, one Adrian had chosen for her once. A smudge of blue ink marked her thumb, a leftover from grading papers at the elementary school where she taught. Nadine studied her with an old, aching tenderness, the innocence she was determined to protect."I'm surprised you like a place like this. How did you even find Le Petit? Did Adrian tell you?"A cold pang twisted through Nadine's chest, masked instantly by a practiced smile. Adrian? No. He wouldn't set foot here until it was too late."Just a coincidence," Nadine murmured, swirling her coffee. "I wanted somewhere quiet. Somewhere we could talk..."Olivia brightened. "I'm so happy you want to be friends.
Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 2. Cheaty Husband
"Sorry... I still can't help you to get out of that jerk's mansion."Her red burnt cheek looked so painful. But she was still smiling sweetly at him. "My husband's house, Adi.."He suddenly felt a little bit relaxed hearing that name coming from her."Adrian... Don't call me that."That woman stil
Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 1. Evil Wife
"Yes father... Yes... I still need to recover."Her father continuously talked and ranting. She can barely hear what he says. Her body still hurts everywhere but what hurts her most is her loneliness.Her father's shout made her head spin again. "Father....."She tries to make her father stop talk
Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 9. The Fraud
Nadine returns to the office to meet Anna."You're really weird today. Suddenly, you want to cancel the contract. And make a fuss with Mr. Miller."Nadine only smiled faintly at Anna's nagging."You know Mr. Miller's in a bad state right now? His father had just died two days ago. And he has to han
Coming Back, To Say Goodbye! 8. Let's Make Plan B
"I told you our business is done."Nadine still hadn't lost her courage to persuade Adrian."I will help with all of my aunt's medical expenses. I will transfer her to the best hospital so she can walk again."Nadine hopes Adrian's anger subsides, but what she gets is the opposite. Adrian looks ver
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