Chapter 359

Madison

My office felt like a sanctuary. The door closed behind me with a reassuring click. I collapsed into my chair, the reality of the situation crashing down around me.

Alexander was engaged to Katherine. And I was pregnant with his child.

I pulled out my phone, checking for messages from him. Nothing. I scrolled to our last text exchange, mundane and work-related, from days ago.

My finger hovered over the call button. No. This wasn’t a phone conversation. I needed to see his face when I told him.

I strode toward Alexander’s office, but to my dismay, he still hadn’t arrived today either.

I threw myself into work. Hours passed in a blur of spreadsheets and phone calls. By mid-afternoon, my phone buzzed with a news alert: “Knight Industries Confirms CEO Engagement.”

The official press release was brief and corporate: “Knight Industries is pleased to announce the engagement of CEO Alexander Knight to Katherine Sinclair, founder of Si