All Chapters of The Divorcee Who Ruled Their Hearts : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

She had to admit the therapist was skilled, and easy on the eyes to boot."Ms. Bennett. How does this feel?"He cradled her heel gently, his voice low, carrying just a hint of nervous roughness.Claire's mouth curved lazily, eyes half-closed. "Mm. Wonderful."She was wrapped in the spa's standard towel, everything appropriately covered underneath.His fingers moved from her heel to the arch of her foot.Claire felt an involuntary shiver run through her.His hands were steady, elegant, the pressure exactly right.Genuinely relaxing.She studied him from her position on the table head bowed slightly in concentration, throat working with an occasional swallow.Interesting, she thought, faintly amused. He seems a little nervous.Shouldn't a place with this kind of reputation train the nerves out of new hires pretty quickly?Maybe he's new.Not that it mattered much to her either way she cared about the technique, not his résumé.Once the foot massage wrapped up, he moved to the head of th

The whole spa incident left Claire feeling thoroughly done with the place the kind of establishment where the glossy reputation clearly masked something far less respectable underneath.She had no interest in dragging any of her men into cleaning up something that tangled and complicated.Lesson learned, she thought. Next time, bring backup or better yet, skip places like that entirely.Back at the office, Claire sat at her desk, working through a stack of routine reports.Then, cutting through the quiet, a colleague's startled voice rang out. "President Kane!"Claire looked up to find Lucas crossing the floor toward her, expression unreadable.Hasn't seen him in a bit, she noted, taking him in. Somehow he's gotten even more insufferably good-looking.His hair was slicked back today, sharpening the lines of his face. The black suit did nothing to hide the obvious build underneath.By the time she blinked, he was already standing at her desk.She caught the curious glances from nearby

Claire watched Lucas cross toward the door, a small smile playing at her lips.She had zero intention of backing down over an empty threat.If anything, she found the whole display faintly ridiculous and yet, watching him this furious, this handsome, there was an undeniable thrill running underneath her irritation.Why does this always excite me more than it should, she wondered, not entirely displeased with herself.The angrier he got, the more entertaining this whole thing became.Curious what he's got planned, she thought. Genuinely.After locking the door, Lucas crossed back toward her, leaning down close.Claire held her breath, half-expecting him to close the distance entirely.Instead, he straightened, studying her with something sharper than she expected."Take a look. There's a surprise waiting for you." His voice stayed level, deliberate.Claire frowned, confused, and clicked open the USB drive he'd plugged into her computer.One file. A video.The thumbnail alone made her s

Claire spotted Ethan almost immediately in the gym, working through a set shirtless, his form flawless.His skin was flushed with exertion, every muscle clearly defined.Genuinely unfair, she thought, momentarily distracted. Even sweaty, he looks like an ad campaign.He worked with a quiet, focused intensity, brow furrowed in concentration, sweat tracking down his chest.Just as she was fully absorbed in watching him, her phone buzzed.She glanced up Ethan hadn't clocked her yet and slipped into a quiet corner to check the notification.It was a video, posted in Ethan's exclusive client group chat.In it, a woman in a fitted pink tank and white leggings performed an impressively flexible split on a yoga ball, clearly playing to the camera.The outfit left very little to the imagination.She had genuinely impressive flexibility, and the whole clip had an obvious flirtatious energy to it.Then, Ethan's voice, clear as day in the recording:"Nice work. Really impressive form."Claire's s

The rest of Claire's day off passed quickly, and she returned to work the next morning glowing, radiant in a way that was hard to miss.She'd always carried herself well, but with Ethan's attention lately, there was an extra warmth to her something a little softer, a little more contented, layered over her usual polish.She'd half-expected Lucas to show up again today.Instead, someone else entirely walked through the door.Julian had just landed back in the city, and the moment he cleared the airport, he'd headed straight for her office.Work had kept them both buried in calls and texts for the past couple of weeks. Claire had sent the occasional photo to keep him satisfied per his usual, slightly demanding requests.But photos only went so far. He'd been craving the real thing her actual presence for days now.He arrived dressed sharp, a silver-gray suit doing every favor for his frame, radiating that same confident, magnetic energy he always carried.He crossed the office floor wit