The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 145

Desperate to see Elara and feeling like his heart was being clawed out of his chest, Zane went out of his way to organize a business dinner.

Although they barely spoke during the meal, the setup provided him with the perfect opportunity to ask Elara to drive him home afterward.

Elara didn't refuse; she knew the routine, and she was genuinely grateful for Zane's immense help behind the scenes.

As for the lingering awkwardness of their past encounter, she could now face him with total composure.

They were both adults. Even if they had crossed the final line, they could have easily pretended it never happened.

Sex and reality were two entirely separate concepts, even if people constantly insisted on mixing them up.

Society liked to believe that once a man and a woman slept together, their dynamic would irrevocably change, bringing an avalanche of new expectations and demands.

That mindset usually led to disastrous endings. The best way to handle such physical intimacy was to keep everything exactly as it was.

As long as both parties stayed in their respective lanes, no unreasonable demands would arise.

In truth, the most optimal state for this kind of accidental chemistry was simply keeping things strictly undefined.

If it fostered better business cooperation in the real world, that was the ultimate win-win.

Resurrecting Vance Properties was beneficial for Zane, too. Their alliance was mutually lucrative.

If Zane had other demands—like entering a purely physical relationship—she felt she could genuinely accept that now.

Yes, the very things she once found despicable, she could now embrace without batting an eye.

Even Elara was surprised by her own transformation.

Perhaps her heart had simply died. The moral compass she once treated as gospel no longer mattered.

She had much more important things to focus on.

Like easing her father's burdens, securing an escape route for her sister, shielding her family from the storm, and forging her own path to independence.

Perhaps that was the true allure of power—it allowed you to finally see yourself clearly.

Elara's worldview had already ascended to an entirely new level, but Zane was still caught in a state of anxious uncertainty, constantly trying to test her feelings toward her ex-husband.

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