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."

on the ground, pleading, "Mr. Barrett, I was unaware that Ms. Lane is your ex-wife! It was a

by Noah's sudden display, Pamela interjected, "Noah, a man's dignity is priceless. Why are you

prominent family in Bern City! If I offend him, it won't just be me;

your friend seems rather dubious. Is she deliberately

of offending Timothy filled Noah with

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

"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 so-called bachelorette turns out to be the ex-wife of the Barrett Group's CEO! Do you realize

kneeling certainly underscored the gravity

he were genuinely impacted by this, it

had no clue that Mia's ex-husband was the CEO of Barrett Group, the prominent tycoon in Bern City Aunt Patricia

the depth of his riches, merely presuming him to be a reasonably successful businessman. Who could have fathomed he hailed from the wealthiest family in

for an ordinary person to even contemplate

orphan, how could she have possibly married into such

profile, and I didn't want to bring

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