Mag-log inWhen Ryder woke up the next morning, everything outside was blanketed in snow. It was still coming down.As soon as he stepped outside, he spotted Mona waiting by the curb. She walked over and offered to take his suitcase.There was something strained about her voice when she spoke. "It's hard to ge
To make his commute easier, Ryder rented a penthouse apartment.The next day, someone moved in across the hall. It was Mona.During his first month back in Northvale, Ryder had kept running into her in all sorts of places, including the supermarket, outside a restaurant, and in a quiet corner of the
After taking a couple of days to rest, Ryder got back to work.He joined Eleanor for meetings with potential business partners, picking up plenty of valuable experience along the way. The negotiations went surprisingly smoothly, with one agreement after another falling into place.When it came time
Kieran's friends burst out laughing.Harry was furious and moved to confront them, but Ryder quickly held him back.He looked at Kieran calmly and said, "Mona gave me that money of her own free will. And those rumors about you? Well, they didn't come out of nowhere, did they?"With that, Ryder pulle
By the time Ryder had dropped off his luggage at the hotel, the rain had stopped. He grabbed his bag and headed to a restaurant to meet Harry.The two friends greeted each other with a big hug before sitting down to catch up.When Harry heard that Ryder had gotten half of Mona's fortune in the divor
Returning to the familiar city, Ryder was struck by how much his outlook had changed.He walked out of the airport with his suitcase, chatting and laughing with Eleanor. As they talked, Eleanor spotted her parents in the distance and waved to them.She introduced Ryder to her parents, who warmly inv







