Chapter Fifty Four
Noah sat in his office, staring at the dim light streaming in through the blinds. Papers were scattered across his desk, but his attention was far from the contracts and proposals that demanded his focus. His mind was a battlefield, torn between lingering doubts about Rachel and the unexpected warmth he had begun to feel for Stephanie.
He leaned back in his chair, the leather groaning under his weight, and rubbed his temples. It had been days since the scandal broke, but the fallout still festered. The memory of Stephanie sitting in his office, her eyes reflecting fear and betrayal, haunted him. She didn't deserve this. Hardworking, loyal, fiercely dedicated to her work. But what unsettled him most wasn't her tears—it was the unfamiliar ache in his chest when he saw th
