Chapter 184

• As I looked at the bubbly young woman in front of me, a nostalgic smile softened my features. Kiera reminded me of the little girl I used to be round-faced, bright-eyed, innocent. The princess had slimmed down over the years, but her face still held that soft charm those heart-melting dimples and eyes that sparkled like sunlight reflecting off glass towers.
• “If everything goes according to plan,” I said, my tone light but grounded, “I’ll be your sister-in-law soon.”
• Kiera beamed, clutching my arm like a teenager meeting her idol. “That would be amazing! I admire you so much. Everyone does. My mom, the board, even Rafael everyone says you’re the most brilliant executive strategist of our generation. Dad used to say the same about Vivian, but honestly… I don’t get the hype. I met her once at a gala she was cold and kind of rude. Not like you. You have presence, but you’re still… warm. Like you could run a multinational merger by day and charm a room at night.”