Harrison POV
The business dinner was in full swing as I arrived with Evelyn by my side, her hand resting lightly on my arm. The room was filled with polished suits and practiced smiles, each person here working an angle, securing connections. Evelyn looked every bit the part, and I knew bringing her would send a strong message. To most people here, she was exactly the kind of woman they’d expect by my side—smart, composed, and entirely focused on the social and business scene.
We exchanged pleasantries with a few partners, smiling through conversations I’d had a hundred times before. But my attention drifted, and before I knew it, my gaze fell on a figure within the big crowd. It was her. Juliette.
Seeing her here was like a punch to the gut but then I wasn’t surprised she would come. S
