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."

the ground, pleading, "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 to my

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

Barrett family-the most prominent family in Bern City! If I

dubious. Is she deliberately trying to sabotage me

of offending Timothy filled Noah

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

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

kneeling certainly underscored the gravity

impacted by this, it

ex-husband was the CEO of Barrett

about the depth of his riches, merely presuming him to

it seemed unimaginable for an ordinary

an orphan, how could she have possibly

"I didn't bring it up because I prefer to maintain a low profile, and I didn't want to bring any trouble Mia's way. That's the

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