Chapter 54

Mirabelle’s POV

The silence in the study was oddly soothing as I sat at my desk, trying to push aside the thoughts of last night’s argument.

I’d spent hours thinking about Noah, replaying his gestures and words over and over in my mind.

The flowers, the apology, the effort to make things right… They all seemed genuine, but then my mind returned to the nagging question that refused to let her rest— why can’t he call off the partnership with her, if he’s truly sorry?

My phone buzzed, and for a moment, I thought nothing of it. But when the notification flashed on the screen, my stomach twisted.

Entertainment News: CEO Caught on Late-Night Outing with Model.

Without even thinking, my finger hovered over the headline. A click. And then—there it was. A photo of Noah and Natasha.

The image was grainy, taken in the dim light of a bar, their faces were close, heads bent toward one another. They looked… intimate, as if they were about to...