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."

"Mr. Barrett, I was unaware that Ms. Lane is your ex-wife! It was a mistake on my part, and I inadvertently offended her. Please, don't stoop

Pamela interjected, "Noah, a man's

prominent family in Bern City! If

rather dubious. Is she deliberately

of offending Timothy filled Noah with

status as Timothy's wife, how could someone like Noah possibly compare to

seemed to have caught on, tightly 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

certainly underscored the gravity of

by this, it would unquestionably pose

blurting out, "I-I had no clue that Mia's ex-husband was the CEO of Barrett Group, the prominent tycoon in

his riches, merely presuming him to

unimaginable for an ordinary person to even contemplate such

considering Mia's status as an orphan, how could

snort cut through the tension. "I didn't bring it up because I prefer to maintain a low profile, and I didn't want

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