Shattered Trust, Silent Scars

e were New York' s power couple, and for five years, I thought the deal had turned into something r

nd our empires

affair, the kind of place where billionaires showed off. I was there to close the de

here too. And

le, cool and calm, and took the watch right from und

aw the watch. It wasn't on her wrist. I

ame intense eyes I had at his age. He even ha

her touch tender, her smile soft. It was a lo

as my best friend and

e this,

see

ooks like

, I called her, and I heard his voice in her car. She' d

the watch on his wrist, som

thick as I approached. People knew who I wa

voice low and even. I l

o hide the Patek. He couldn't afford the str

ou, Mr.

leb's arm. "It was a gift, Nate. A reward

g on my lips. "That's very generous of you,

oMA gala. Contact Sotheby's. I want their entire remaining collectio

ne. "You can buy one for every intern here.

looked like he wanted the

hed with anger. "Na

barely a whisper, for her ears only. "The first and last ti

unspoken agreement between us had