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The Last Thing He Could Control Chapter 10
Six months later, Northline completed its restructuring three weeks ahead of schedule.Shipping delays had fallen by more than half, both clients we had lost returned, and the company offered me a permanent position as vice president of operations.I signed the contract in the same conference room where Sarah had once placed the article about me on the table.This time, the document carried only my name and the work I had done.Damian had kept his distance.He sent no gifts and made no unexpected visits. When my attorney returned the deed to the East Seventy-Fourth Street townhouse, his lawyers canceled the transfer without objection.The performance bonus from Moretti Holdings arrived through Human Resources with a formal accounting statement. There was no private note attached and no condition hidden beneath it.I knew those acts did not undo the past.They mattered because, for once, Damian did not use them to enter my life.In October, I returned to New York for an international lo
The Last Thing He Could Control Chapter 9
The first article appeared on Monday morning.FORMER MORETTI MISTRESS FOLLOWS PORT MONEY TO SEATTLE.It included a photograph of me leaving Northline and another from years earlier, when I had stood several steps behind Damian at a company event.The article claimed I had received confidential information through my relationship with him, manipulated the port acquisition, and resigned after Moretti Holdings discovered my misconduct.None of it was true.By noon, three other sites had repeated the story.At two, Northline’s insurance provider announced that it was reviewing the company’s port coverage. Without that coverage, our restructuring project could not continue.The provider was controlled by a DeLuca investment fund.Northline’s chief executive, Sarah Chen, closed the conference room door and placed a printed copy of the article in front of me.“Is there any truth in this?”“No.”“Did you take proprietary information from Moretti Holdings?”“No. Every method in my proposal was
The Last Thing He Could Control Chapter 8
DAMIAN’S POVDamian remained on the sidewalk long after Elena disappeared into her building.The men near the car waited for an order. Marco stood beside the open rear door, careful not to look toward the entrance Elena had used.“Do you want someone stationed here?” he asked.Three weeks earlier, Damian would have said yes without hesitation. He would have wanted to know when she left, whom she met, and whether another man entered her apartment.Elena’s final words stopped him.You have to learn what it means when I say no.“No surveillance,” Damian said.Marco looked up.“End every search operation. Delete the reports on her address and employment. No one approaches Northline or anyone connected to her without my approval.”“Understood.”Damian entered the car.As they left, he did not look back at the light above Elena’s apartment.Returning to New York did not make the penthouse feel less empty.Her gifts remained in the closet. The coffee maker she had chosen was still in the kitc
The Last Thing He Could Control Chapter 7
Three weeks after leaving New York, I signed a six-month consulting contract with Northline Logistics.The company was smaller than Moretti Holdings, but the project was entirely mine. Northline had lost two major shipping clients after repeated delays at the Port of Seattle, and I had been hired to rebuild its operating system before the end of the year.No one asked whom I had dated.They asked how I had saved the Moretti port acquisition, where the original schedule had failed, and how quickly I could reduce Northline’s losses.For the first time in years, my work entered the room before my relationship did.I rented a furnished apartment overlooking Lake Union. It had one bedroom, a narrow kitchen, and none of the expensive details Damian considered necessary. The bedroom closet was barely half the size of the one in Manhattan.It was enough.I bought a coffee maker, two plates, and a small plant for the window. Every object had been chosen by me and paid for with my own money.Som
The Last Thing He Could Control Chapter 6
DAMIAN’S POVElena had truly left him.Damian stood in the empty penthouse for a long time.The key, company identification, and cards on the entryway table had been arranged with meticulous care, as if they were Elena’s final handover.She had forgotten nothing and left him no excuse to believe she would return.He called her again. The same automated message answered.Damian ended the call and immediately contacted Marco.The phone rang twice.“Don?”“Find out where Elena went.”His voice remained controlled, but his grip on the phone tightened until his knuckles turned white.Marco was silent for a moment. “Ms. Ward’s resignation became official today. She did not request a driver after leaving the company or use any vehicle connected to the family.”“That isn’t what I asked.”Damian’s voice dropped.“I want to know where she is now.”“Understood. I’ll start immediately.”After the call ended, Damian remained in the apartment.He opened every door as if he still expected to find her
The Last Thing He Could Control Chapter 5
Disappointment filled Damian’s eyes.I looked at the man I had loved for five years and saw exhaustion, anger, and resentment. Perhaps because we had finally reached the end, I no longer had the strength to argue.I only wanted to look at him one last time.He did not know this might be the last time we ever saw each other.Then again, it probably did not matter to him. A well-behaved lover would not trouble him even when she left.After a long silence, Damian took his coat and slammed the door behind him.I remained in the living room, surrounded by a home in which nothing had ever truly belonged to me.That night, I took my two suitcases and moved into a hotel near the office. Once the handover was complete, I could leave New York without returning to the penthouse.Damian did not come to the company for the next two days.The news reported his movements instead.The Moretti and DeLuca families met to confirm the engagement arrangements. Damian accompanied Bianca to choose a gown and
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