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“Understood,” Nora replied.
She had noticed the courier package sitting on her desk earlier but hadn't bothered to open it yet. Now, she
walked over and carefully unwrapped the package.
Inside were the real estate certificates, pristine and official.
After sending Vincent a message confirming she had received them, she placed the documents into her locker
without a second thought.
Her priorities lay elsewhere tonight.
After a quick shower, she let the warm water wash away her fatigue, her mind already shifting to the
tasks awaiting her tomorrow.
The next morning, Nora drove to work, her thoughts already occupied with her schedule for the day. As
she neared the building where STARLINE Stuwas located, she prepared to turn the corner toward the
underground garage.
That was when she saw him.
Cole’s car was parked near the entrance, his window slightly lowered. He sat inside, unmoving, watching the
surroundings with an unreadable expression.
Nora’s brows knitted together.
What is he doing here this early in the morning?
If she recalled correctly, STARLINE Stuhad no scheduled meetings with Cole today.
As she pondered this, Cole spotted her car. Without hesitation, he stepped out and walked toward her.
Nora exhaled, bracing herself as she rolled down her window. “Cole,” she greeted. “Did you chere for
something?”
Cole's sharp gaze locked onto hers, his thoughts from the night before still fresh in his mind.
He didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he studied her expression, as if searching for something. Finally, he
spoke.
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“Last night,” he began, his voice measured, “in front of the hotel, | saw you, Leo, and Mr. Cotton
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Nora blinked at the abrupt statement. She was about to ask what he meant when he continued, his next
words more pointed.
“You're a student of Mr. Colton’s too, aren't you?”
For a brief moment, silence stretched between them.
Nora froze.
For the briefest moment, her breath hitched, and a flicker of hesitation crossed her face.
But it was enough. Cole caught it. His sharp eyes, always scanning, always searching, glimpsed the truth
buried in her reaction.
He leaned in slightly, lowering his voice so only she could hear. “A few of the famous designs in STARLINE
Studio... did they cfrom you?”
Nora's fingers curled at her sides, but her expression remained unreadable. She had spent years perfecting the
art of restraint, of masking her emotions behind an unshakable facade. But inside, a storm
brewed.
Cole doesn’t know much about fashion design, but he has heard of “Saturn’s Skirt,” the most famous example of
STARLINE Studio’s design.
It is a masterpiece of romance and luxury. The main body of the jewel, Saturn, is an elaborately carved sunset-
colored gemstone, while the diamonds surrounding it resemble a ring of Saturn stars, or a girl's dancing skirt, as
if the magnificence of the vastness of the stars were gathered in a single square inch.
The necklace was eventually auctioned off for over a hundred million dollars, making STARLINE Studio, then a
new company, famous.
If his speculation was correct...
If this guess turned out to be true...
Then Nora had already been a world-famous designer at the age of seventeen.
The realization sent a jolt through him.
Eight or nine years ago, she had already reached a level of mastery that Linda-despite all her an.. her desperate
attempts to claw her way to the top-couldn’t even cclose to touching.
ion,
And yet, all these years, Nora had remained in the shadows, letting others bask in the studio’s glory while she
quietly built its foundation.
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The one who was truly extraordinary was Nora,
A long, silence stretched between them. Cole waited, watching her closely. Then, at last, the exhaled softly and
gave a slow nod
Confirmation.
Even though he had already guessed
it, hearing it from her own lips sept a
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Who was Nora, really?
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Now, standing in front of her, he felt as if he were looking at a stranger.
But admiration swiftly followed the shock.
Cole met her gaze, his voice steady. “I won't tell anyone.”
Nora studied him, cautious. She had learned not to trust easily, had learned that secrets had a way of slipping
from even the most well-meaning lips.
But there was something sincere in his eyes, something solid in the way he said it.
So she didn’t argue. She simply nodded, then turned away.
After a busy ten days or so in a row, this morning, Nora had to pick up a collaborator at the airport.
She tried her best to cheer up as her
client's plane arrived at the airport
Just as she wasabi b ‘walk up to
gredt'the guest, she saw a familiar
figure appear behind the collaborator.
A familiar energy that made the air feel heavier, sharper.
Nora's lips parted slightly, her body going still.
Then, slowly, she lifted her gaze and met Arnold's dark, unreadable eyes.
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