Noah’s mind buzzed with the usual hum of meetings, financial reports, and the pressure of staying on top in a cutthroat business world.
Yet, today, his thoughts repeatedly drifted back to Laura. Since their divorce, he’d managed to suppress the guilt gnawing at him—thanks largely to his mother's overbearing influence and her obsession with perfect appearances.
It was a life he hadn’t chosen freely but had accepted as the path of least resistance.
Celeste, the supermodel his mother adored, was now his companion. She was glamorous, successful, and everything his mother wanted for him.
But Laura, with her warm smile and infectious laughter, still haunted the recesses of his heart and with what happened on the runway, he hoped his mother would see that no one even Celeste was perfect.
