Chapter 57: Compromise and Clarity
The morning sunlight filtered through the wide windows of the Henrick estate, filling the living room with a golden glow that seemed to soften the edges of everything it touched. Tiania sat curled on the couch, papers spread out across the coffee table before her. Her pen hovered over the page, though her thoughts were elsewhere.
She was thinking of boardrooms in distant cities, of the partnerships, and the challenge of balancing all of it with Henessa’s bright laughter echoing through these very halls. The international project was everything she had dreamed of, it was an opportunity to make a difference on a scale she never imagined possible.
But as much as her heart reached for it, a small ache had settled in her chest: the fear of losing the fragile but steady harmony she and Henrick had worked so hard to rebuild.
