EZRA'S POV~I sat at the head of the sleek, glass conference table, the afternoon light cutting harsh lines across the polished surface. Around me, suits whispered their carefully rehearsed arguments. The stakes were high—today was supposed to be the day I finally cornered Damien, the final move in buying out his shares and squeezing the life out of his hold on the company.My mind, though, was somewhere else. Restless. Fractured.The CFO droned on about numbers and percentages, but my thoughts kept drifting to Rosalie. The memory of her last lie gnawed at me, twisting in my gut like a knife. She didn’t lose the baby, she said, but I saw it in her eyes—the truth buried deep behind that fragile smile. She wasn’t ready to tell me yet. I had promised myself I wouldn’t push—at least, not until I found the right moment.I wanted to be patient. I wanted to wait. But every time I saw her, every time she looked at me with that same quiet weight behind her gaze, I felt the walls closing in."E
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