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Chapter 24
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His Safe Heaven Chapter 35
Meanwhile, forty stories above the city at Hayes Global, Ryan wasn't having a much better Monday. He was sitting at the head of a massive boardroom table, but he hadn't heard a single word his operations team had said for the last twenty minutes. His mind was entirely trapped in the memory of Vennessa’s defensive, flashing eyes from this morning.Suddenly, his desk phone buzzed. His personal assistant's voice came through. "Mr. Hayes? Your intelligence and risk assessment team just flagged a high-priority hit. Vanguard Capital—specifically Aaron Vance—just ran a deep-dive asset query on Cole PR's primary banking ledger." "Vance? Why is he looking at her ledger?""Our source inside Vanguard indicates Miss Cole had a private meeting with him at noon. Vance is reportedly preparing a predatory term sheet to buy out her corporate bridge loan in exchange for a controlling equity stake." He slammed his pen down on the table, abruptly standing up. The entire boardroom fell dead sil
His Safe Heaven Chapter 34
The conference room of Vanguard Capital felt suffocatingly small.Vennessa sat rigidly in her chair, her laptop open, her knuckles white where she gripped her pen. Her fight with Ryan from a few hours ago was still ringing in her ears, making her chest ache, but she had forced herself to lock it away. Right now, she needed a miracle. She needed this investor.Across the glass table sat Aaron Vance, a notorious private equity shark known for bailing out mid-sized agencies in distress and then quietly absorbing them. He was a man in his late fifties with a calculating, shark-like smile that didn't reach his cold eyes.He flipped through Vennessa’s beautifully prepared presentation, barely glancing at the stellar Blackstone metrics before closing it with a soft, dismissive thud."It’s an impressive pitch, Miss Cole," Vance said, leaning back and lacing his fingers over his suit. "Your PR strategy is undeniably sharp. But let's stop playing nice. We both know why you're here. You
His Safe Heaven Chapter 33
Monday morning,Ryan was standing in front of the full-length mirror in the master bedroom, adjusting the cuffs of his suit jacket. He checked his watch—he had a meeting at Hayes Global in an hour. He grabbed his briefcase and stepped out into the hallway, heading toward the kitchen to grab his travel mug. As he passed the table in the foyer, his foot brushed against something on the floor.It was a thick,an envelope that had clearly slipped out of Vennessa’s bag. It was stamped with a stark, red URGENT NOTICE watermark.Ryan paused, frowning.He picked it up, intending to just put it back in her bag, but the top document was sticking out.His eyes scanned the page.It was a final demand for an outstanding corporate bridge loan—a debt tied to Cole PR's initial expansion before they had landed the Blackstone account. Because of the aggressive interest rates and a sudden shift in the lending bank's terms, the balance had ballooned into a staggering six-figure sum and the deadline t
His Safe Heaven Chapter 32
The sunlit, discreet terrace of L'Avenue downtown was relatively quiet for a Sunday afternoon.It was the perfect sanctuary.Ryan sat across from Vennessa, looking relaxed. He was gently swirling his iced americano, his eyes locked on her as she laughed at a story he had just told. Vennessa took a sip of her mimosa, her smile flawless, hiding the fact that every time his phone vibrated on the table, her mind instantly flashed back to Victoria’s text message."I was thinking we could check out that private gallery opening in SoHo later," Ryan suggested leaning forward. "Just something low-key"“Oh my god, look at them. They look like a luxury perfume ad.”“Shh! Don't ruin the entrance, Ethan!”Before Ryan or Vennessa could even turn toward the sound of the whispering,two figures practically materialized out of thin air, marching straight toward their corner.Vennessa’s eyes went wide. "Ava? Ethan?!""Surprise, Big Sis!"Ava, a twenty-year-old whirlwind of glossy hair, oversize
His Safe Heaven Chapter 31
The penthouse doorbell rang.Both Ryan and Vennessa blinked, surprised. It was a Saturday morning, and their security team usually gave a heads-up before letting anyone up to the private elevator.The doors slid open, and Lily practically burst into the foyer like a whirlwind of neon and boundless energy. She was wearing a pleated white mini-skort, a pastel pink visor pushed back into her curls, and was slinging a designer sports bag over her shoulder. In her hands, she was gripping two tennis-like rackets with neon-colored mesh faces."Alright, emergency protocol is officially in session," Lily announced. She thrust one of the paddles toward Vennessa. "Put the caffeine down, Cole. You are coming with me right now. I booked a private court, and we are playing pickleball."Ryan blinked, looking between Lily and the neon paddle. "Pickleball? At nine in the morning?""Yes, Ryan. It is the fastest-growing sport in America, the outfits are adorable, and more importantly, your brillia
His Safe Heaven Chapter 30
The silence at the table was suffocating. Victoria looked up at Ryan, her expression unreadable.Victoria slowly picked up her designer handbag and slipped the strap over her arm, signaling that the conversation and her attempt to intervene was officially over."I suppose there is nothing left to say then," Victoria said quietly, her voice returning to its corporate tone. "I have a flight to catch tomorrow morning. I'll see myself out."She gave him one last, lingering look—not of anger, but of a harsh realization that she no longer held any sway over him—and walked out of the private dining room, leaving Ryan completely alone.Ryan stood there for a long moment, exhaling a breath he felt like he’d been holding since they sat down. He pulled out his phone, bypassing his work emails, and pulled up Vennessa's contact.Ryan stared at the closed door for a long moment, the anger slowly draining out of him, replaced by a heavy, protective weight in his chest.He took a slow, deep bre
His Safe Heaven Chapter 15
The words hung in the sterile air of the office, vibrating with a force that made the glass walls feel fragile. If you confess that you care... I won't be able to let you go.For some seconds, Vennessa couldn't breathe.The sheer heat of Ryan’s body, the desperate grip of his hands on her should
His Safe Heaven Chapter 13
Vennessa pushed open the heavy oak doors of the powder room and stepped back into the grand exhibition hall. The transition was violent. The muted, tense quiet of the marble bathroom was instantly swallowed by the soaring warmth of the museum’s main pavilion, where a live orchestra was playing a s
His Safe Heaven Chapter 12
The air in the museum’s lower-level powder room was thick with the scent of jasmine, expensive powder, and the quiet rustle of silk. It was a lavish space, lined with marble vanities and backlit mirrors that stripped away the shadows, forcing every woman who stepped inside to face her own reflectio
His Safe Heaven Chapter 10
The ten days of Ryan’s absence had been a strange, deceptive sanctuary. Without the heavy, suffocating weight of his presence warping the atmosphere of the penthouse, Vennessa had finally managed to breathe. She threw herself entirely into her work, expanding Cole PR’s digital team and anchoring he
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