The roar of the black sedan’s engine cut through the city streets still wet from the early morning rain. Inside the warm cabin, the atmosphere was thick with a silence that weighed heavily on the chest. Isolde sat motionless in the passenger seat, staring blankly at the asphalt road outside the window, blurred by droplets of water. Her body was still trembling violently, her clothes were soaked through, and the abrasions on her wrists from the rope bindings throbbed painfully. Yet the physical pain was nothing compared to the storm of emotions raging inside her head.Lucien’s parting words beneath the rain continued to replay endlessly in her ears.I will give up my position as CEO... I love you so much.Those words felt like a curse striking her solar plexus, leaving behind a strange and confusing ache. She stole a brief glance at Lucien, who was focused on driving beside her. The mature man appeared so calm on the outside, yet his clenched jaw and fingers gripping the steering wheel
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