Chapter 43: Reclaiming the Throne
The morning sun cast a golden glow over Thamaris Holdings’ gleaming glass tower. The familiar skyline shimmered as if it, too, had waited for this day. It had been almost two years since Tiania Thamaris last stepped through the building’s grand entrance, not as a visitor or a patient, but as the woman who built it, guided it, and once stood at its helm.
Today, she was returning to reclaim her place, not just as CEO, but as herself.
Her heels clicked softly on the marble floor, not too fast, not too slow. She wore a tailored navy-blue dress that framed her like confidence, her curls pinned back with gold combs Henessa had picked out. A touch of lavender perfume lingered in the air around her. It had been Edwin’s idea to send her off with it this morning, familiarity tucked into elegance.
