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Venessa POV
The magical bubble of our weekend at the villa burst the moment we crossed the city lines on Monday morning. Reality hit us fast. The peaceful lake and the quiet mornings were replaced by the familiar, loud roar of traffic, endless corporate emails, and the heavy weight of our daily routines. Khalid went straight back into his role as the powerful, commanding CEO of Al-Mansoor Enterprises, and I returned to the fast-paced rhythm of my own office.
Still, things were completely different between us now. The love we had confessed to each other in the quiet of that bedroom changed everything. We were a united front, closer and stronger than we had ever been.
By Thursday afternoon, I was finally starting to catch up on the mountain of paperwork that had piled up on my
