Serena’s POV The next morning carried a new energy, one that was almost new to me after the storms of recent days. For the first time in a while, I woke up without the pressing weight of defeat on my shoulders. Instead, hope sparked inside me like a fire beginning to burn better. Adrien had stepped in for me. The thought alone was enough to soften my expression as I sat by the edge of my bed, staring at the rays of sunlight spilling through my curtains. He agreed to invest a large sum in my company, which he did last night. When I got to work, I gathered the team again to have a meeting with them. “As we all know now, an investment has been made in our new project, so I want us to give it our best.” I was happy with the fact that it was an amount so significant that my production tea

