—Alec— I looked forward to today's conference. Like a child waiting to unwrap his birthday presents. Kyu-hun had personally selected my outfit and walked me to the terrace of my Green Oak mansion. “Remember what I told you: believe in yourself. Don’t try to impress her with money or power; she’s seen all that before. Show her the man beneath the title—that’s who she fell for that night. That’s who can win her back.” He stopped before my convoy and held open the door to my Cadillac. “If she doesn't talk about the gifts, then don’t talk about them.” I nodded, stowing every piece of his advice at the back of my mind. “Thank you,” I muttered. “Good luck!” he said. We exchanged a ‘bro code’ handshake, and I climbed into the car. My convoy drove to the Rivera office, and after my team me

