Love Beyond Fortune

curated painting. The city sprawled out before him, vibrant and chaotic, a testament to the worl

k before him was impeccably organized: contracts waiting for his signature, financial reports, and blueprints for Hayes Ente

ine white pages, he felt an unfami

endless stream of meetings. But throughout the day, his mind kept drifting, an

despite the grind of her daily life. She had looked at the city through a lens he had long forgo

cut through his thoughts, p

, his tone sharp

"The board meeting is in twenty minutes. I've prepared the presen

ex said, softening his

or clicking shut behind her. Alex le

attered. The company was thriving. Profits were up, new projects were in development, and his reputation

it feel s

of the long glass table. The meeting proceeded like clockwork-updates on reve

a had looked at him during their conversation at the café-curious, skeptical, and unafraid to chall

le

ent. One of the board members, an older man with s

aid smoothly. "What

marketing strategy for the launch," th

he details. Normally, he would have dissected every point, offering precise

id after a pause. "

ances. It wasn't like Alex to be so hand

weight on his chest growing heavier. He sat in sile

blurred to highlight a single figure sitting alone on a bench. The detail was astonishing, but it was the e

t: He had built an empire, but somewhere along

at had kept him moving forward after the tragedy that had nearly broken him. But now he couldn

penthouse, a glass of whiskey in hand. The city glittered below him, a

uiet vulnerability she tried so hard to hide. She was fighting to creat

ces and influence in the world, unsu

He didn't like feeling uncertain. It was foreign and un

ades he received. But maybe it was time to redefine success-not in terms of profits

e thing was clear: Lila had sparked someth

Alex Hayes was willing to admit h