By Thursday morning, the commercial lease for Lin Architecture in Soho was officially executed and recorded. Maya spent the first half of the day in a high-rise office building on Broadway, signing employment contracts for her initial core team of six architects and project directors.
By six o'clock that evening, the focus shifted entirely from commercial expansion to high-society warfare.
Inside the master dressing suite of the penthouse, Maya stood before the floor-to-ceiling mirror. She wore a striking, floor-length gown of deep emerald silk with an asymmetrical neckline and a modest slit along the left side. The color complemented her warm skin tone perfectly, while the sharp, clean cut reflected her refined, unpretentious elegance. The pink diamond engagement ring on her left hand s
