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Aria's Talent

Author: Golden Butterfly
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-20 17:36:13
Days flew by and turned to weeks.

I’ve been pondering a lot about my life and how to change it.

Today, I decide to do something daring.

The Harrington Consolidated headquarters takes up thirty floors of a gleaming skyscraper in Midtown, with a lobby screaming "we're rich but tasteful" - rare marble floors and museum-quality art.

I've only been here once since getting married.

Today's visit? Totally different. Unscheduled. Unexpected.

"Mrs. Harrington," the receptionist says, clearly surprised when I step off the private elevator. "We weren't expecting you today."

"I need to speak with my husband," I reply with practiced poise. "It's rather urgent."

The receptionist hesitates. "Mr. Harrington is in meetings all afternoon. Maybe Mr. Chen could help you? He handles most of the family's personal matters."

Five months ago, I might have accepted being pushed toward "personal matters" instead of business. Today, I smile.

"I'm afraid this requires Xavier directly. I'll wait in his office." Mic
Golden Butterfly

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Am just trying to imagine how she's going to seek her revenge with the way she's inserting her presence in his business domain
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    ARIAThis morning, I sit by the window of my bedroom, gazing out at the gardens below now bathed in the soft light of dawn.The note still lies on the table beside me, untouched since last night with its five words echoing endlessly in my mind.I hadn't slept. Instead, I spent the night right here, staring out at the moonlit gardens and replaying everything that had happened.The note, the memories, the name "D". It all felt unreal, like a dream I couldn't wake from. Yet, the weight of it all is very real.I lean my forehead against the cool glass, closing my eyes as the memory of last night presses in.The woman I once was… the confident, ambitious executive who dared to stand against the Harrington empire feels like a stranger now. In her place is someone else, someone wary and scarred but still standing. Still breathing.Revenge.The word feels right. Tempting, even.The glass fogs slightly with each exhale, creating and erasing tiny clouds that mirror my fluctuating thoughts.My r

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