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."

gave way, he knelt on the ground, pleading, "Mr. Barrett, I was unaware that Ms. Lane is your ex-wife! It was a mistake on my part, and I inadvertently

by Noah's sudden display, Pamela interjected, "Noah, a man's dignity is

family in Bern City!

your friend seems rather dubious. Is she deliberately trying to sabotage me by arranging

Timothy filled Noah with

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

gripping Diane's arm. "You're utterly ruthless! You promised to introduce Noah to a wealthy, easy-to-please woman, someone without family ties to worry about. "Yet, surprise, surprise, this

kneeling certainly underscored the

by this,

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 Patricia never mentioned it.

Patricia's niece's ex-husband was well-off, but they had no idea about the depth of his riches, merely presuming him to be a reasonably successful businessman. Who could have fathomed he

ordinary

how could

up because I prefer to maintain a low profile, and I

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