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."

Lane is your ex-wife! It was a mistake on my part, and I inadvertently offended her. Please,

display, Pamela interjected, "Noah, a man's dignity is priceless.

rushed to explain, "Mom, he's the heir of the Barrett family-the most prominent family in Bern City! If I offend

Is she deliberately trying to sabotage

of offending Timothy filled

someone like Noah possibly compare to him? To make matters

to a wealthy, easy-to-please woman, someone without family ties to worry about. "Yet,

kneeling certainly underscored the gravity of

this,

unsettled, Diane stumbled over her words, hastily blurting out, "I-I had no clue that Mia's ex-husband was

they had no idea about the depth of his riches, merely presuming him to be a reasonably successful businessman. Who could have fathomed he hailed from the wealthiest

for an ordinary person

considering Mia's status as an orphan, how could she have possibly married into such an esteemed

a low profile, and I didn't want to bring any trouble Mia's way. That's

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