The sunlight streamed through the Grand Royal Hotel's massive windows, casting golden patterns across the marble floor of the lobby. Faye Langford sat in one of the plush velvet armchairs, absentmindedly flipping through a business magazine while her mind wandered elsewhere.Her first week working with Group A had been exhilarating—the resources at her disposal were beyond anything she'd imagined. Chairman Hargrove had personally introduced her to the executive team, emphasizing how her innovative designs would revolutionize their tech division. Yet despite this professional triumph, something felt incomplete.Yemin hasn't called or texted since the welcome party, Faye thought, checking her phone for the twentieth time that morning. He made all this possible, and then just... disappeared.She'd left seven voicemails and sent countless messages, all unanswered. It wasn't like Yemin to ignore her completely. After everything they'd been through, his silence was worrying."Penny for your

Katherine Shaw paced across the marble floor of her penthouse, her Louboutin heels clicking with each furious step. Floor-to-ceiling windows displayed the glittering cityscape below, a view that once filled her with pride but now only reminded her of all she stood to lose."That pathetic leech!" she spat, hurling a crystal tumbler against the wall. It shattered, sending shards across the imported Italian tiles. "How dare he humiliate us like this!"James Franx lounged on the white leather sofa, his expression dark as he swirled amber liquid in his glass. The bruises on his face from his earlier encounter with Yemin had faded but the wounds to his pride remained raw."Calm down, Katherine. Breaking things won't solve our problem," he said, though his voice held no real conviction.Katherine whirled toward him, her eyes blazing. "Calm down? CALM DOWN? Do you have any idea what that nobody has cost us? My reputation is in tatters! The Shaw name is becoming a laughingstock!""You think I