Chapter 340

• In the lead-up to my engagement, I had upgraded nearly everything in my life wardrobe included.
• I’d curated a new collection of tailored pieces everything from custom businesswear to sleek evening gowns each one selected with precision. Rafael’s engagement gifts only added to the glamour: high-end brocades from Milan, hand-dyed cloud silks, vintage couture reimagined for the modern powerwoman. Between those and my own acquisitions, my walk-in closet looked like it had been styled by an entire Paris fashion house.
• There were pieces for every season and occasion. Layers of buttery cashmere and fox fur for New York winters, weightless silks for tropical boardroom getaways, and bold, structured silhouettes perfect for conference stages or billion-dollar acquisition meetings. One trunk, in particular, held only outerwear limited edition cloaks and capes I used to scoff at but now admired like armor.