Chapter 3 Unfinished Business Isla stepped out of the office building, the crisp afternoon air a stark contrast to the suffocating tension that had filled Nolans office. She had agreed to the deal, but that didnt mean she trusted him. Nolan was a man who never acted without an ulterior motive, and she had no intention of being his pawn again. Her phone buzzed in her hand. A message from her best friend, Ava. Ava: Heard the news. You sure about this? Isla smirked, typing a quick reply. Isla: I dont trust him, but I trust myself. Its time he sees exactly who he walked away from. Tucking her phone into her purse, she hailed a cab and gave the driver her address. As the car pulled away, she allowed herself a moment to process everything. Being back in Nolans world meant facing ghosts she had long buried. But she wasnt that broken woman anymore. She had rebuilt herself from the ground up, and no onenot even Nolan Whitmorecould shake her now. Arriving at her apartment, she stepped inside and kicked off her heels, her mind already spinning with strategies. If she was going to do this, she would do it on her terms. She grabbed her laptop, pulling up the details of the project Nolan had handed her. The numbers were impressive, but so were the risks. A knock on her door pulled her from her thoughts. Frowning, she walked over and peered through the peephole. Her heart skipped a beat. Taking a deep breath, she opened the door, her expression unreadable. What are you doing here? He held up a bottle of wine, his lips curling into that infuriating smirk she used to love. Figured we should celebrate. She crossed her arms. Celebrate what? The fact that you need me? His smirk didnt falter. Celebrate the fact that youre back where you belong. She exhaled sharply, stepping aside. One drink. Then you leave. As he walked in, she couldnt help but wonderwas this truly unfinished business, or just the beginning of another game? Five-year-old Annie, who can understand animals, saved Landon Hawthorne, a wealthy businessman, from suicide. Now she's his whole world and he's her legal cheat-code against every villain fate throws ...