Aria’s POV
Adjusting to this job, and this life was still a work in progress.
I sat behind my desk, sipping my morning coffee, staring at the view from my floor-to-ceiling windows. The city skyline stretched before me, glittering under the morning sun, a reminder of just how far I had come… and how much further I had to go.
The office had started to feel a little less intimidating, though. The first few days had been overwhelming. Whispers, stares, the occasional polite-but-not-really-friendly smiles. I knew what people thought. That I didn’t belong here. That I was just the CEO’s wife, placed in an executive role as a formality.
Honestly? I would’ve thought the same if I were them.
But I was determined to prove them wrong.
I glanced at the time. 8:45 AM. A little earlier than I usua
