Chapter 800

Pinebrook. Julian was back in the city and quickly got swept up in his usual grind. Every now and then, Hannah Grant would pop into his thoughts. Not much he could do about that. He just hoped she was doing okay. "Miss Grant's doing fine," his assistant reported, like clockwork every morning, as if it were now part of the job description. Fiona Reid came to see him a few times. He'd told her straight up—marriage wasn't on his radar right now. But Fiona didn't back off. If anything, she doubled down with her efforts. "Mr. Hale… Miss Reid sent flowers again," the assistant said. Julian sighed. He wasn't a stranger to being chased, but Fiona was a little… much. He used to think she was the calm and gentle type. Turns out, she was the "broadcast-your-crush-to-the-world" type. Daily flower deliveries to the office? Seriously? Fiona wasn't just anyone—Pinebrook Business Council President's daughter. And Julian was running Hale Group. In their world, both were big names. Fiona's approach prac