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Mia had it all planned.Four years with Noah deserved nothing less than perfect. The decorations. The dinner. The playlist she had spent days curating from memory every song that meant something to them. She had even managed to get his wine. Ginare. The kind that doesn’t sit on any shelf in this country, the kind you have to know someone who knows someone in Singapore to even find. It had cost her more than she was willing to admit and she had paid it without blinking because that is what you do for the person you love.She had his anniversary gift in her bag. A Rolex. One million dollars. She had saved for months without telling a soul.She let herself in with her spare key at noon. The house was quiet the way it was supposed to be. Noah had back to back client meetings and wouldn’t be home until evening. That was the plan. She would have everything ready before he walked through the door. Dinner. Decorations. Candles lit. The wine breathing on the table. Him walking into a home that

Margaret had finally told her husband she was ready to be involved in the family business. She left out the details, but that was enough for Martin Scott to request a meeting with their daughter.Mia walked into her father’s study the next morning, mentally preparing herself for whatever questions he might have.Martin barely looked up from the documents on his desk.“So, you couldn’t survive out there on your own after all?” he scoffed.Mia swallowed the irritation rising in her throat.“Your mother said you’re ready,” he continued. “Are you?”“Yes, I am.”Her answer came immediately.Martin leaned back in his chair before tossing a file across the desk.“Then read that.”Mia opened it.The first thing that caught her attention was the name boldly printed on the first page.Ethan Brooks.Her heartbeat slowed.Everyone knew the Brooks.The Scotts were wealthy and influential, but the Brooks operated on an entirely different level. Across the country, their name commanded respect and f

Mason was still on his office clothes when she got home.He was sitting in the small living area off the main corridor jacket off, sleeves rolled, patiently waiting. “Sit down,” he said.She sat. Told him everything. The incident at the bar. Ethan’s face when he recognized her. The rules he had mentioned without explaining. The way he left after the guard whispered to him. Mason listened without interrupting.When she finished he was quiet for a moment. Then he leaned forward.“You need to understand what this alliance means,” he said carefully. “Father has been planning to list Scott Financial Holdings on the international market. The Brooks family has connections that would attract foreign capital we can’t access alone. Billions, Mia. This was not just a dinner, it was business.” She absorbed that. “What does the Brooks family stand to gain?”“That we don’t know yet.” He met her eyes. “What do I do now?”Mason sat back. “Wait. If he doesn’t reach out in a few days we’ll find ano