"It's been a while, Juliana. I was planning to congratulate you on your divorce before reaching out, but I guess this works too."
Behind his mask, the familiar face of Adrian Sterling emerged—my former business partner and senior from college. He was smiling, just like he used to, but I instinctively avoided his gaze.
Back then, I had insisted on leaving our startup for Sebastian. I owed Adrian an apology. And for all these years, I never had the courage to reach out to him.
But what shocked me even more was the realization that the mysterious "Mr. Sterling," who had been silently helping me from the shadows, was him all along.
"What’s the meaning of this? Juliana? Who is he? What’s your relationship?!"
Sebastian’s furious roar snapped me out of my thoughts. Like a rabid dog, he lunge
