Upon learning that Heath was the CEO's secretary, Noah deduced that the man beside him must be a high-ranking executive in Barrett Group.

Heath reaffirmed, "I am the CEO's secretary, so naturally, this gentleman here is my boss, Mr. Timothy Barrett, the CEO of Barrett Group."

Noah's face visibly drained of color upon hearing Heath's revelation.

Though he felt a sense of familiarity upon seeing Timothy, Noah struggled to recall where they might have crossed paths before.

However, with Heath's clarification, Noah's memory was jogged. Timothy was indeed the CEO of Barrett Group.

He had glimpsed him once from afar during a brief encounter in a certain business circle.

After all, elite families like the Barretts were well out of Noah's social sphere.

Just then, Noah's legs momentarily weakened, nearly causing him to lose his balance. With a hesitant stutter, he turned to Mia and asked, "I-I-Is she Mr. Barrett's former wife?"

Timothy's gaze turned cold as he responded to Noah, "My ex-wife is not someone you need to concern yourself with."

is your ex-wife! It was a mistake on my part, and I inadvertently offended her. Please, don't stoop to my level

interjected, "Noah, a man's dignity is priceless. Why are you kneeling before

of the Barrett family-the most prominent family in Bern City! If I offend him, it won't just be me;

Is she deliberately trying to sabotage

Timothy

Mia's former status as Timothy's wife, how could someone like Noah possibly compare to him? To make matters worse,

easy-to-please woman, someone without family ties to worry about. "Yet, surprise, surprise, this so-called bachelorette turns

certainly underscored the gravity

this, it would unquestionably

Diane stumbled over her words, hastily blurting out, "I-I had no clue that Mia's ex-husband was the CEO of Barrett Group, the prominent tycoon in Bern City Aunt

had no idea about the depth of his riches, merely presuming him to be a reasonably successful businessman.

ordinary person to even

as an orphan, how could she have

through the tension. "I didn't bring it up because I prefer to maintain a low profile, and I didn't want to bring any trouble Mia's way. That's the only reason-not some excuse for you

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