Chapter 20 Agreement

• One year later, the penthouse no longer resembled the pristine, museum-like showroom of their past.
• Late afternoon sunlight poured through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating a living space that had been completely transformed. The sterile glass table where contract disputes had once played out was gone, replaced by a warm, solid oak dining table strewn with architectural blueprints, half-finished coffee mugs, and loose notes. A pair of Thaddeus’s running shoes rested near the entryway, and Aurelia’s leather sketchbook lay open on the couch beside a soft wool throw.
• It was a home that was lived in, wonderfully, unapologetically messy.