He left me for her - Now his boss calls me wife

hat Ethan Hayes was officially a fixture in Elara's new life. Marcus, energized by the positive m

ch was always a silent affair unless business was being discussed. "Their leadership team, including Hay

y to her mouth. "You want

better than anyone. It's high-profile, complex, and requires absolute discretion. Hayes is talented,

n of his will. But Elara heard the opportunity. He wa

initial agenda and send out the meeting request for Monday mo

ld a fleeting, almost impressed gleam. "That's why I

entire financial district. The atmosphere was thick with tension, excitement, and the palpable shift of fortunes.

e polished, contained gravity of a man aware of his value. He glanced at the head of the table, and his eyes m

e'd already processed the visual from the gala, or he was deliberately ig

e takeover. Marcus spoke, decisive and intimidating

the driving force behind the synergy phase. Elara Thorne will be heading the Integration Committee. All key departme

power suit that felt like armor. She di

ediately. Ethan Hayes, you will be my first point of contact for the entire Concordia technical infrastructu

simply nodded once, hi

Mrs. T

acknowledgment of his defeat, and her impossible elevation. The man who had judged her a

ned, collecting notes. Ethan lingered, ostensibly p

ere alone, the si

s back still to her. His voice was low, cutting thr

lied coolly, stacking docum

His eyes were dark and intense, devoid of the

arry Marcus Thorne, the man who controls half the city, and

ing. "And unlike some people, I learned not to rely on false promi

her hand on the back of her chair-t

ur deadlines. You are vital to this merger's success, and if you let personal feelings interfere with the bottom

ward her, closing the professional distance until she

yet laced with an old, familiar heat. "I just wonder, Mrs.

alone in the silent, glass-walled room, her hand clutching the back of her chai