Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception novel Chapter 155

“Understood,” Sarah replied.

She had noticed the courier package sitting on her desk earlier but hadn’t bothered to open it yet. Now, she walked over and carefully unwrapped the package.

Inside were the real estate certificates, pristine and official.

After sending Vincent a message confirming she had received them, she placed the documents into her locker without a second thought.

Her priorities lay elsewhere tonight.

After a quick shower, she let the warm water wash away her fatigue, her mind already shifting to the tasks awaiting her tomorrow.

…

The next morning, Sarah drove to work, her thoughts already occupied with her schedule for the day. As she neared the building where STARLINE Studio was located, she prepared to turn the corner toward the underground garage.

That was when she saw him.

Cole’s car was parked near the entrance, his window slightly lowered. He sat inside, unmoving, watching the surroundings with an unreadable expression.

Sarah’s brows knitted together.

What is he doing here this early in the morning?

If she recalled correctly, STARLINE Studio had no scheduled meetings with Cole today.

As she pondered this, Cole spotted her car. Without hesitation, he stepped out and walked toward her.

Sarah exhaled, bracing herself as she rolled down her window. “Cole,” she greeted. “Did you come here for something?”

Cole’s sharp gaze locked onto hers, his thoughts from the night before still fresh in his mind.

He didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he studied her expression, as if searching for something. Finally, he spoke.

“Last night,” he began, his voice measured, “in front of the hotel, I saw you, Leo, and Mr. Colton.”

Sarah blinked at the abrupt statement. She was about to ask what he meant when he continued, his next words more pointed.

“You’re a student of Mr. Colton’s too, aren’t you?”

For a brief moment, silence stretched between them.

Sarah froze.

For the briefest moment, her breath hitched, and a flicker of hesitation crossed her face.

But it was enough. Cole caught it. His sharp eyes, always scanning, always searching, glimpsed the truth buried in her reaction.

He leaned in slightly, lowering his voice so only she could hear. "A few of the famous designs in STARLINE Studio… did they come from you?"

Sarah's fingers curled at her sides, but her expression remained unreadable. She had spent years perfecting the art of restraint, of masking her emotions behind an unshakable facade. But inside, a storm brewed.

Cole doesn't know much about fashion design, but he has heard of “Saturn's Skirt,” the most famous example of STARLINE Studio's design.