I Chose Me Over My Marriage novel Chapter 188

"How is that even possible?" Lyra scowled fiercely. "I trust my instincts implicitly. Something is fundamentally wrong here. Whatever, I'm literally about to board my flight. We will discuss this the second I land."

She hung up and marched toward the boarding gate.

Just as she reached the front of the line, her phone erupted again.

It was an unknown number.

She answered it, and a deeply familiar voice came through the speaker.

"Lyra."

It was Miles.

Lyra's eyes instantly lit up.

"Miles, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. You don't need to worry," Miles said, his tone incredibly composed. "Trust me, whatever gets thrown my way, I can handle it."

His unshakable confidence was as reassuring as ever.

Yet, Lyra couldn't shake the creeping dread.

Sensing her hesitation, Miles expertly cut off her impending interrogation.

"One month. Give me one month, and I will come back for you. Since we were kids, I have never lied to you. That hasn't changed, and it never will."

His voice was a deep, resonant anchor, leaving Lyra frozen in the boarding line, entirely unsure if she should step onto the plane.

He was right. He had never once lied to her.

Lyra let out a defeated sigh. "And if you break that promise?"

She trusted Miles.

But she absolutely didn't believe for a second that he was "fine."

Especially after that terrifying phone call with the man claiming to be his father. She knew, deep down, this was the real reason he had abandoned the Lennox Family.

The next two weeks passed in a relentless blur.

Lyra was completely consumed by prepping for the design competition, while also juggling countless high-society galas alongside Harrison.

Her sudden, dominating presence in the social scene was Harrison's aggressive way of broadcasting to the world that she was the undeniable heir to the Lennox empire.

Meanwhile, Maxwell and Aria had been suspiciously quiet.

Maxwell had aggressively signed a roster of highly marketable rookies and secured massive venture capital. The Sterling Group was rapidly clawing its way back from the brink.