A Deafening Silence Ethan sat in his penthouse, staring at the empty space where Olivia’s presence once filled the room. Her absence was suffocating. She hadn’t just left his office that day—she had left him. It had been a week. Seven agonizing days without a single word from her. No calls, no messages, nothing. And Ethan had never felt so powerless in his life. For years, he had built his world around control—controlling his company, his image, his future. But Olivia? She had always been the one thing he couldn’t control. And now, he was losing her. Olivia’s Escape Olivia sat in a quiet guesthouse on the outskirts of the city, staring out at the vast gardens of a private estate. She needed space. She needed time. After everything that had come out—the scandal, the truth about

