The Ex-Wife’s Billion Dollar Comeback Novel

---- Chapter 235: Something Was Changing ~Lyra~ "Let's have the meeting at NeuroBloom Technologies," Soraya said on the phone. "I've asked Luca to come over." "Okay, got it!" Lyra said. "I'm just getting coffee, and Silas is going to join us." "Ooooh. Silas is going to join us. Of course he is," Soraya said, and Lyra rolled her eyes. Her best friend was teasing her again about Silas. It had been a week since Lyra and Silas's pretend relationship started. For the most part, they only played the role of a couple when they were around their families.

Whenever they were at work, they were their usual selves. However, lately, what seemed usual felt oddly strange to Lyra. She was beginning to notice Silas's actions a little too much. Silas fetched her wherever she had client meetings. Lyra was an independent marketing consultant, and she preferred it that way instead of reporting to a boss or starting a company. Besides, she was making lots of money. That week, she and Silas ate dinner together without missing a day. He would text her or call her in between, and every night he brought her home. In the past, he had done the same...

but not for an entire seven days straight. That week seemed like extra effort fora pretend boyfriend. "Lyra." Someone called. ---- When Lyra turned around, she was shocked to see Troy. He was also buying coffee. Troy froze, and Lyra did too for a second. "Oh. You," Lyra said, frowning. Before Troy could speak, Silas stepped into the café, calling out to her. "Babe, I'm here. Where's my coffee?" Silas came just in time. Lyra grabbed the take-out coffee and spared no second glance at Troy. Greeting her, Silas leaned in and kissed her cheek.

He whispered, "He's looking." The kiss was soft and light, but it sparked a tingling in her stomach she stubbornly refused to interpret. Their faces hovered inches apart, and when Silas's breath grazed her skin, it felt like the air between them tightened, charged with something neither of them dared to name. Silas's lips curved in an amused smile; his blue eyes remained glued to her. Lyra didn't know how long she stared at him, but thankfully, she blinked and recovered from whatever trance that was. 'Dammit!' Lyra screamed in her head. 'Silas was pulling his " Playboy" tricks on her! Or...

was she overreacting? After Silas grabbed the coffee from her hand, he put his arm around her and led the way. During the meeting with Soraya, they covered Valmont Privée' ---- s growing sales. With two boutiques operating and an online shop still well maintained, Luca's revenues were reaching millions of dollars every month since the fashion show. And that wasn't the only thing falling perfectly into place for Soraya. NeuroBloom Technologies had launched six apps in the course of a few months since taking over Edward Wright's branch.

They were mostly tied to Soraya's interests, like a music scroll app offering sheet music online, and the biggest yet was a brokerage platform for stocks, forex, and cryptocurrency. With each software release, Soraya's ideas grew bolder, and her projects only got bigger. "Hey, did you check the recent zonal value for the properties along the Altum Coastal Expressway?" Silas asked. "The land value is already thirty percent higher than what we paid for. Soraya, you've exceeded your billion-dollar goal!" "Do we get to celebrate that?" Emil asked with glee. "Let's!" Luca said. Soraya laughed.

"Thank you, thank you. Let's celebrate that together with the twins' birthday." "So frugal," Lyra remarked, laughing. "Being frugal is part of getting rich," Soraya claimed, and everyone laughed. "I'm learning. I'm learning," Emil remarked. But yes, it was true. Soraya had already surpassed her billion- dollar goal. Azora Realty LLC's assets were still unliquidated, but she had already gained substantial profit shares from Aegis Core Systems and the Montclair Group. Combined with ---- her other income, it was more than enough to place Soraya firmly in the billion-dollar liquid assets range.

Lyra couldn't be prouder of her friend. "Lyra," Soraya called. "Yes?" Lyra eagerly responded. "lneed a good promotion for the brokerage platform. Its name is Azar because it will be managed by my uncle's company, but it'll be powered by NeuroBloom Technologies," Soraya said. "You can delete some of the tasks from NeuroBloom's marketing team. | just need you to be on top of it." "Ill get right on it," Lyra said with a smile. As they discussed further, Lyra suddenly felt Silas's fingers running through her hair. She stilled and turned to him.

Silas was checking his phone while casually combing her hair with his fingers! To Lyra, it was such an intimate act, especially with how close they were sitting. 'Had he done that before? Maybe? But why did it matter now?' she thought. "Your hair is getting longer," Silas said calmly. "Um." Lyra gulped, and their eyes met. "I can cut it, | guess." "No. | like it this way," Silas said, smiling. "You look prettier." Lyra's brows met, but while she reacted that way, her ears burned.

She cleared her throat and responded, "Okay, I'll keep it longer then." Then Silas leaned closer and noted, "You changed shampoo." ---- "How-how do you know?" Again, Lyra froze. "You don't smell like jasmine today." Silas took a whiff of her scent and remarked, "It's... aloe vera?" Her heart raced. She wondered, 'Do friends smell each other that way?' Lyra gulped. Her throat felt very dry. Something was changing between them, and it looked like their friends saw it too. Because when Lyra realized how intimately she and Silas were talking, she turned to the others.

Emil, Luca, and Soraya were staring at them with varied stunned expressions. Soraya was holding back laughter. Emil's mouth hung open. Luca was smirking, as if watching a romantic movie unfold. "Ehem." Clearing her throat, Lyra said, "Back to the meeting, guys." wee Another weekend came. Since Landon was in town, his classmates from college met up with him at a private club. Lyra came as Silas's plus one. During that gathering, Lyra overheard something that made her realize she might be inching toward a line she wasn't supposed to cross with Silas. Could it really work?

And was she prepared for it?