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Chapter 25 - The man she misjudged.
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His Hidden Devotion. Chapter 25 - The man she misjudged.
The days before the exhibition blurred into a steady, welcome rhythm."Where do you want the activity tables?" Luca asked over the phone, background noise suggesting he was walking somewhere fast, as usual."Left wall for the younger kids, right side for the art stations." Teresa flipped through her floor plan, phone wedged against her shoulder. "And keep the sponsor banners away from the entrance this time. I mean it.""Already noted.""You said that last time and then the foundation logo ended up on the welcome table.""That was the committee's decision, not mine."A pause, something almost like amusement in his voice. "I'll fight for your table placement personally, if that helps.""It helps."They fell into it easily — him handling sponsorship logistics, her designing every inch of the activity spaces, neither one stepping into the other's territory unless asked."You've checked that schedule three times tonight," Mrs. Lim said, glancing over from the stove, wooden spoon still in
His Hidden Devotion. Chapter 24 - An impossible invitation.
"It's usually just for parents, sweetheart," Teresa said, tucking the blanket around Emma's shoulders. "Uncle Lucas isn't.""Oh, but I don't think that matters mum!" Emma's face scrunched up, the particular frown she wore when someone refused to listen to her. "When I tell him stories. He listens more than anyone does."Teresa didn't know what else to say. She smoothed the blanket instead, buying herself a few seconds she didn't really need."We'll see," she said finally, which wasn't a yes and wasn't quite a no either.Emma seemed to accept it, or at least she stopped pressing, already drifting toward sleep with one hand curled around her rabbit.Out in the kitchen, Mrs. Lim was elbow-deep in dishwater, back turned, shoulders shaking with something that was very clearly a laugh she was trying not to let Teresa see."What happened?" Teresa asked, setting the empty water glass on the counter."Nothing." Mrs. Lim didn't turn around. Teresa didn't press further. She had a feeling she al
His Hidden Devotion. Chapter 23 - A different kind of rescue.
"Aren't you going to find out who started this?" his solicitor asked, leaning forward across the desk, papers spread between them like a battlefield map. "We could trace the complaint. IT can pull the metadata off the email, cross-reference it against internal access logs!""No," Luca said."No?" The man blinked. "Lucas, this is a formal complaint to the board. This isn't something you just...""If I spend my time chasing down gossip," Luca said, cutting in without raising his voice, "I'm handing it exactly what it wants. Attention. A reaction. Something to point at and say, look, he's rattled." He closed the folder in front of him. "The moment I start investigating, it becomes a story about me defending myself. I'd rather it stay a story about nothing at all.""The board won't see it that way if we do nothing.""Then we do something. Just not that." Luca reached for his phone, already typing. "Tell communications that no statement, denial, or a confirmation. If anyone asks, the answe
His Hidden Devotion. Chapter 22 - Crossing the line.
Asher stepped between them like he had every right to occupy that exact patch of ground."Well," he said, glancing between Teresa and the man he'd just cut off mid-sentence. "This is unexpected."Luca didn't move or step back, he didn't step forward either. He simply looked at his brother the way he always did, patient, unreadable, the calm of a man who'd spent years learning not to give Asher a single reaction to work with."You've always had terrible timing," Asher said, mild, almost fond, like he was ribbing an old friend rather than blocking a woman he'd spent a decade controlling."I came to ask if the hearing was over," Luca said."It is over." Asher answered with a devilish smile. "Good.""Good?" Asher's eyebrows lifted, amused. "That's all you have to say?""That's all I need to say."Teresa watched the exchange from a step behind Asher's shoulder, close enough to hear every word, far enough that neither man seemed to remember she was standing there at all.Luca's eyes moved
His Hidden Devotion. Chapter 21 - The story they wanted to tell.
The courtroom went quiet after the barrister's words, and Teresa felt every second of that silence pressing against her chest.Natalie didn't flinch. She'd expected this argument eventually. Just not this early, not this fast, not with this much confidence behind it."Your Honour, if I may," the barrister continued, lifting the first photograph from the folder, "I'd like to walk the court through several images that raise concern about the respondent's judgment.""Proceed," the judge said.He held up the first photo. It was when Luca was holding a gate open, Teresa walking through it."This is the respondent, Ms. Teresa Hart, with a man identified as Lucas Grimhollow — her ex-husband's brother."He set it down and picked up the next. "Here, the same man handing her rolled architectural plans."Another one. "Here, at a public exhibition, speaking with the minor child."The last one. "And here, standing beside her at a client's property, discussing like two love birds."Teresa's hands c
His Hidden Devotion. Chapter 20 - Before the judge decides.
The days before the hearing moved faster than Teresa expected, like the calendar itself had decided to conspire against her."Sign here," Priya said, sliding a contract across the desk. "And here. And the initial page, they added a clause about the delivery timeline.""Is it a problem?""No, it's fine. Standard stuff." Priya watched her sign, then tilted her head. "You've had four new client inquiries this week. Four!! And they were all from Evelyn's referrals.""I know, Priya.""You don't sound excited.""I'm excited." Teresa set the pen down. "I'm also getting dragged into court in three days, so forgive me if I'm not throwing a party.""Fair." Priya softened. "But for what it's worth, you're good at this. Really good. Whatever happens Thursday, that part's not going anywhere."Teresa wanted to believe that. Some mornings, buried in supplier calls and finalized floor plans, she almost did."You smiled today," Mrs. Lim said one evening, setting a cup of tea beside Teresa's stack of fl
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