Chapter 11

The rain hammered relentlessly against the nylon of Serena's umbrella, drowning out the sound of Julian's ragged breathing.

She stared at the leather folder in his trembling hands. Fifty-one percent of Thorne Luxuries. The company Julian had sacrificed their marriage for, the empire he

Chapter 12

The week leading up to the launch of *Laurent Luminescence*, Serena’s debut high-jewelry collection, was a masterclass in controlled chaos.

The Laurent Group’s flagship boutique on the Champs-Élysées had been closed for days, undergoing a massive, multi-million-euro renovation to prepa

Chapter 13

The flashbulbs were blinding, a strobe-light assault of white-hot flashes that illuminated the absolute shock on Serena’s face. The reporters, sensing blood in the water, began shouting over one another, creating a deafening cacophony of accusations, questions, and demands for statements