บททั้งหมดของ The wrong woman to lose : บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

Irina remained in the bedroom long after Tyler left.The divorce papers sat on the bedside table like a death sentence.For several minutes, she simply stared at them.Twelve years.Twelve years of marriage.Gone.Her hands trembled as she picked up the documents.Every page felt heavier than the last.She remembered their wedding day.Tyler had promised to love her forever.To stand by her side.To protect her.She remembered believing every word.How foolish she had been.A knock sounded on the door.Before she could answer, Karen stepped inside.Irina stiffened immediately.Karen wore a soft cream dress and a sympathetic smile.The kind that made her want to scream.“I’m sorry,” Karen said quietly.Irina laughed bitterly.“Are you?”Karen’s smile faltered.“I never wanted things to happen this way.”“Then how did you want them to happen?” Irina asked.Silence.Karen looked away.That was answer enough.Something inside Irina snapped.She stood abruptly.“You entered my home.”Karen

The next morning arrived far too quickly.Irina woke before sunrise.For the first time in months, she felt strangely refreshed.Perhaps it was New York.Perhaps it was the conversation with the mysterious stranger.Whatever the reason, her mood was lighter.After dressing in a tailored cream business suit, she headed toward George & Sons Enterprise.The building towered above the city skyline.Glass.Steel.Power.Everything about it screamed success.Inside, assistants hurried through the lobby while executives moved between meetings.Maria’s voice echoed in her head.“Don’t be late.”Unfortunately, traffic had other plans.By the time Irina reached the conference room, she was eight minutes late.Every seat was occupied.Every eye turned toward her.Wonderful.“Miss Solace,” an executive greeted.“Please, have a seat.”Embarrassed, she quickly sat down.At the far end of the table, a large leather chair faced the window.The CEO.Apparently he hadn’t turned around yet.The room qui

Hours later, dressed in the black gown, her hair cascading over one shoulder, Irina stepped into the grand ballroom of the charity gala.Crystal chandeliers sparkled overhead.Music drifted through the room.Elegant couples moved gracefully across polished marble floors.It was beautiful.Yet her eyes instinctively searched the crowd.Looking for someone.Someone she absolutely wasn’t interested in.Someone she definitely wasn’t thinking about.Someone she found almost immediately.Kyle George.Standing near the center of the ballroom.As though he had been waiting for her.And the moment their eyes met…He smiled.A slow smile.A dangerous smile.One that made her stomach flutter despite every warning her heart was trying to give her.And for the first time that evening—Kyle forgot every conversation around him.Because Irina Solace had just walked into the room.And she was breathtaking.The moment Kyle saw her, the entire ballroom disappeared.The conversations.The music.The fla

Irina didn’t realize she was smiling until she caught her reflection in the elevator mirror.The realization immediately made her straighten her face.Ridiculous.Absolutely ridiculous.She had spent years building walls around her heart.One dance with Kyle George wasn’t going to change that.Yet as she stepped into her hotel suite, the memory followed her.His voice.His smile.The way he’d looked at her as though she was the only woman in the ballroom.With a frustrated sigh, she kicked off her heels and walked toward the window.The city glittered beneath her.New York never seemed to sleep.Unlike her thoughts.Her phone buzzed.Maria.“Tell me everything.”Irina laughed.“There’s nothing to tell.”“Liar.”“Maria.”“You danced with him, didn’t you?”Irina froze.Maria squealed through the phone.“I knew it!”“It was one dance.”“Mhmm.”“It was.”“Mhmm.”Irina rolled her eyes.The conversation continued for another ten minutes before she finally ended the call.But once the room b

The rain showed no signs of stopping.It continued to pound relentlessly against the large glass windows of the executive lounge.The city outside had become a blur of lights and shadows.Inside, however, everything felt strangely calm.Irina sat quietly across from Kyle.The warmth from her coffee had long faded.Yet neither of them seemed eager to leave.Especially after what Kyle had just said.Almost everyone I cared about.The words lingered between them.Heavy.Unanswered.For several moments, neither spoke.Then Irina finally broke the silence.“What happened?”Kyle looked at her.The question was simple.Yet it wasn’t.Because very few people ever asked him that.Most people saw the billionaire.The CEO.The powerful man whose name appeared on magazine covers.Very few cared about the man underneath.A faint smile touched his lips.“You don’t give up easily, do you?”Irina shrugged.“You noticed.”His smile widened.Of course she had.He noticed everything about her.The way s