The morning air was crisp, sunlight spilling through the kitchen windows, casting golden streaks across the marble countertops. The scent of fresh coffee mingled with the warmth of buttered toast, the familiar sounds of the twins filling the space.
Amelia sat on her knees, animatedly recounting a dream about riding a flying unicorn, while Elliott—half-listening—lined up his dinosaur figurines with meticulous precision.
It was a perfectly ordinary morning.
Until it wasn’t.
Isabelle scrolled absently through her phone, glancing through emails and a few news alerts—until one notification made her breath stall.
A headline. A picture.
Sebastian Hale, CEO of Hale Enterprises, spotted at charity gala with ex-fiancée Victoria Grayson. Are the former flames rekindling their romance?
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