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Chapter Twenty One: Issue Addressed Nathan was ready by one.He had spent the morning going over exactly what he was going to say, not because he needed to rehearse it but because he wanted it clean. No room for misinterpretation, no loose ends the press could pull at afterward. The DNA results were clear. The statement was simple. He was going to walk into that room at two o’clock, say what needed to be said, answer a few questions, and walk back out. Thirty minutes at most. Then it was done.He dressed carefully. Dark suit, no tie. He wanted to look like a man addressing a business matter, not performing a crisis. His assistant had called that morning to confirm the room was set and the right people had been notified. The financial press was present, two national outlets, three entertainment journalists who had been running the story hardest. Let them all be in the room when he shut it down.He knocked on Alex’s door at half past one.“I’ll be back by four,” he said through the do

The unexpected slap Sarah stared at the unknown number until it stopped ringing.Nathan was watching her. She could feel it. She set the phone face down on the table and looked up at him and said, “I’ll deal with that later.”He didn’t push. He looked at her for a moment in the way he had been looking at her lately… like he was trying to work something out and wasn’t quite there yet, and then he looked down at Alex who had gone completely slack against his arm, mouth slightly open, fully asleep.“I should get him home,” Nathan said.“Yes,” Sarah said.He shifted carefully so he could lift Alex without waking him, stood with the boy draped over his shoulder the way fathers carried sleeping children, heavy and boneless and completely trusting. He picked up the backpack from the floor. And left.She closed the door after him and stood with her hand on it for a moment. Then she went and sat back down in the chair and picked her phone up and turned it over.The unknown number had not left

ARE YOU CHEATING ON EMMA It was Mrs. Reed.Sarah picked up the call and her heart went still."Ms. Irish, I'm coming to check on the pattern tomorrow."She could only get out one word."Okay."The call ended.She hadn't even looked at the sketch. She gathered her things and started the drive home, her mind somewhere else the whole way.Back at the house, Adin was already working.He was the one who had sent the information to Sophie anonymously. Now he was on the video, the one that had circulated about his mother. He hacked the main account, deleted it. Then moved on to the others.One by one.Across the city, Nathan hadn't said anything about the slap video.He was still angry about the DNA results. The kind of anger that had no clean reason behind it, which only made it worse. His phone lit up. He checked the name before picking up."Hi, Mom. If you're calling about the slap, I don't have anything to say.""Why don't you have anything to say when it's about your wife

Mr Nathan is Emma's ManSarah dug out her old sketches. The theme back then was maturity and elegance, featuring a deep blue gown. The dress seemed simple, but its bold design made it stand out.Part of the reason she won the gold award was because, despite its simplicity, the dress was eye-catching and gave the wearer a sense of understated elegance.Sarah studied the sketch, resting her chin on her hand. The matriarch of the Reeds Group probably wouldn't like something too plain. After pondering for a moment, she picked up her pen and added a touch of glamour to the original design.This instantly transformed the oncesimple gown into something regal and more luxurious.Sarah looked at her completed design, a satisfied smile spreading across her face.She had done her part; whether or not it would be used was up to Mrs. ReedsThe next day.When Sarah arrived at the design department, she found someone waiting at the door Ms Jane A bit surprised, she was about to walk past as

The Elegant DressThe screen in the conference room began displaying the first draft. The draft was anonymous, and no one present knew whose it was.Sophie, Sarah's friend and her CEO, was naturally among the attendees. She glanced at Sarah with a raised eyebrow and mouthed, "How's it going?"Sarah, catching Sophie's eye, took advantage of everyone's focus on the design draft on the screen and mouthed back confidently, "Guaranteed win."Sophie looked at the confident woman before her. Bold! She liked it! She turned her attention back to the screen.The design draft was exquisite, clearly the result of meticulous effort. Everyone had a good idea of whose work it was.The department managers all had good relationships and didn't want to offend anyone, so they began to comment:"This dress design is spot on, perfectly capturing Mrs. Reed's elegant demeanor.""Yes, the tailored fit and intricate embellishments leave nothing to criticize, in my opinion."As ev