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."

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

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

heir of the Barrett family-the most prominent family in Bern City!

seems rather dubious. Is she deliberately trying to sabotage me

of offending Timothy

compare to him? To make matters worse, it was clear

ties to

of kneeling certainly underscored

this, it would

no clue that Mia's ex-husband was the CEO of Barrett

merely presuming him to be

for an ordinary person

an orphan, how could she have possibly married into such an esteemed

low profile, and

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