Semua Bab His Forgotten Love Returns: The Return of the Ex-wife: Bab 81 - Bab 84

|| Abbie ||We finally touched down in Reykjavík, Iceland, the wheels hitting the tarmac with a reassuring thud after the ordeal in the sky. Once the jet was stable, the cabin felt unnervingly still, the only sound being our ragged breathing. Later, the pilot called it clear-air turbulence—an invisible wall of wind we never saw coming—but Cale wasn’t taking any chances. He immediately ordered a full diagnostic and a proper safety check when we landed, noting that since the jet hadn’t been used in months, he wanted to ensure every bolt was tightened before we dared to fly back home.Right at the airport, the biting northern wind hit us. Cale took one look at my shivering frame and stopped at a high-end boutique in the terminal, buying us heavy, charcoal-wool trench coats lined with shearling. It wasn’t an understatement; the city was bone-chillingly cold, the air smelling of salt and distant glaciers.As we arrived at the luxury hotel nestled in the heart of the city, the real proble

|| Abbie || The next morning, we woke to a world painted in frost. Our meeting with Mr. Magnusson was intense; the shipping routes through the North Atlantic were a logistical nightmare, complicated by seasonal weather windows and insurance constraints, and the old man was as stubborn as set concrete. We haven’t reached a full understanding yet, but the negotiations are finally moving in the right direction, leaving us both mentally drained.During the ride back to the hotel in our rental car, the heater humming against the biting chill, Cale glanced at me.“What do you think about the gala tonight?”“What about it?” I asked, keeping my gaze on the passing snowdrifts, though I knew exactly what he was getting at.“Do you think we should… go?” he asked, his voice cautious.“Why not? We have nothing else to do, do we?”Cale didn't just take me to a store; he took me to a high-end mall. Even though I insisted I didn't need a new dress, he wouldn't back down. He took a seat in a plush v