Thor looked at her for a moment, as if he didn’t know whether to smile or break down.

“It’s with her that I want to try again. She’s the one I see as my present. But… I’m afraid of ruining it all.”

“Afraid of becoming who you used to be?”

Thor nodded slowly.

“I don’t want to repeat my mistakes. I don’t want to become a prison for her. She’s already lived that with her ex-husband. I need to be better.”

The session unfolded in a tone of deep introspection and ended right on time. Although he was a businessman accustomed to controlling everything around him, here, in that office, he allowed his emotions to spill over. It was the one place where he didn’t need to be ruthless, unyielding, or hide the weight he had carried on his shoulders ever since taking over the family empire.

When he left the therapist’s office, he drew in a long breath, straightened his tie, his expression shadowed, and went back to the company. There was still much to resolve, and at 5 p.m. he would be facing new inv