Chapter twelve

He found himself lying in bed, caught in a restless cycle of tossing and turning, as sleep had eluded him for several consecutive nights. Over the past few days, his slumber had become a frustrating ordeal, with him struggling to muster even a mere two hours of rest within a full day.

The culprit behind this sleeplessness was painfully obvious, yet he stubbornly refused to acknowledge it.

Frustration finally drove him to rise from the confines of his bed, prompting him to revisit the private beach that had initially drawn him to this cottage rental. Earlier in the day, he had inked a business deal that, on paper, represented a substantial windfall in the form of millions of dollars.

However, the expected joy that should accompany such an achievement remained elusive.

As he approached the serene beach, his gaze fixated on the vast expanse of the ocean, but his eyes lacked the usual spark of enthusiasm.

His thoughts were in disarray, tangled in a web of conflicting emotions that lef