Adrian didn’t speak for several seconds. Daniel stood beside me with Noah in his arms, one hand resting naturally on our son’s back. Our son. The words…

Adrian came home at 1:17 in the morning. I was awake. Not waiting for him. Packing. The suitcase on the bed made him stop at the bedroom…

The next morning, Gabriel arrived at the office at nine. At nine-ten, he asked where I was. At nine-thirty, he was annoyed. By ten, he was furious….

Julian discovered the divorce at 10:43 that morning. Not because I told him. Because my lawyer called. He answered half asleep. “Mr. Hayes, this is Daniel Mercer….

At 2:17 that afternoon, Co Hanh stepped onto the forty-second floor. Everyone immediately stood. But he barely looked at them. He walked straight toward his office, loosened…

Daniel didn’t come home that night. At 6:20 the next morning, I was already dressed. No white coat. No hospital badge. Just a dark sweater, comfortable trousers…

Adrian came home at six forty. Early, exactly as promised. He entered without taking off his coat. I was sitting at the dining table with the divorce…

Monday at exactly nine, Sebastian Grant entered my office. He was wearing the same confidence he’d worn at the reunion. It lasted twelve seconds. Then the door…

Adrián stared at me. —Away from me? —Exactly. His face darkened. —Elena, whatever remained after paying the Shen family’s debts belongs to the Shen family. I almost…