ANMELDENThe building rose high in the heart of Berlin’s business district, its wide glass panels reflecting the bright midday sky while the traffic below moved in steady order. The car carrying Cale came to a smooth stop at the main entrance, and without delay, a staff member stepped forward to greet him wi
Morning came quietly.Breakfast passed in a strange silence, not awkward, but not comfortable either. The soft clink of cutlery filled the space, occasionally broken by a quiet breath, but no real conversation followed.Lydia looked at her plate more often than at Cale. It wasn’t that she lacked app
The question didn’t receive an immediate answer from Cale.Instead, he let out a long breath and leaned back against the sofa. He gestured for his wife to come closer—but Lydia didn’t move. If anything, her gaze sharpened, her arms still crossed tightly over her chest.“Answer my question first, Cal
And somehow, that made everything feel even more intense.Every now and then, Lydia glanced at him. Without realizing it, she kept wetting her lips with the tip of her tongue—a small gesture that didn’t go unnoticed. It pulled a knowing smile from Cale.The elevator doors slid open.They walked towa
“Are you… seriously expecting me to keep wearing this?” Lydia whispered, disbelief clear in her voice as she walked with something still inside her.“What do you think?” Cale shot her a teasing glance, his arm slipping around her waist in an affectionate hold. “Should I increase the intensity, my lo
“I could do it,” Lydia replied before she had time to think it through.“Then there’s no problem.” His tone was far too casual.And somehow, that was exactly what unsettled her.“Cale,” she said, her voice softer now as she looked at him, “you’re really impossible.”“Maybe.”“This is a public place.
“I didn’t expect to see you here, Mr. Handsome,” Josh chirped excitedly as he strolled into the small library, glancing up at Daven with a grin.Daven, Chase, Miss Tania, and Josh had just walked together toward the mini library—the highlight of Daven’s visit. Walking beside Josh on his right, Daven
“If it’s true—if Josh is really my son,” Daven said quietly, “what do you think I should do?”Arsen lowered his gaze, unsure how to respond. But he couldn’t just ignore Daven’s question, could he?“I think you need to be sure, Mr. Daven. Because... to be honest, even if Josh is Miss Althea’s son, ca
“The latest update I received is that Miss Althea and Mr. Chase are getting engaged in three months,” Rio said, flipping open the final file he had placed on Daven’s desk. “The day after her son Josh’s birthday.”Since Daven had announced his urgent return to Mighatan due to his mother’s declining h
“This is so exhausting,” Vanessa muttered as she kept walking. All she’d meant to do was pass on Theo Blake’s message—her father’s.That was it.Her hidden agenda? A complete failure. She’d tried to be polite, even a little warm, toward her mother-in-law. She hadn’t wanted things to end like this, b







