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."

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

man's dignity is priceless.

prominent family in Bern City! If I offend him, it

deliberately trying to

thought of offending Timothy filled Noah with

like Noah possibly compare to him?

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!

act of kneeling certainly underscored the gravity of the

this, it would

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

merely presuming him to be a reasonably successful businessman. Who could have

ordinary person to even

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

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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