Joel gave a slight nod and said no more. He knew that Eleanor had intentionally hidden her dreams and ambitions during her marriage, aspiring to be a good wife and mother. But she was never meant for that role; she was destined to shine in her own field.


    Perhapsn understood that now, but it was toote. The Eleanor he knew was already a dazzling sess in her career. It was never her marriage to a tycoon that defined her, but her own abilities.


    Gavin watched his boss stand there, rooted to the spot. Though he didn''t know what he and Joel had discussed, an unusually heavy, almost somber aura now enveloped him.


    "Let''s go,"n said a momentter, ncing at his watch. He had a meeting at Goodwin & Co. next.


    After getting in the car, Gavin turned back and asked, "Mr. Goodwin, will you still be attending the Sun Valley conference this year?"


    It was a highly exclusive, three-day summit for the world''s top finance and tech giants. One of its strict rules was aplete ban on personalmunication devices, effectively cutting attendees off from the outside world. Gavin remembered thest time his boss attended, he waspletely unreachable for three full days.


    Asn''s core confidant, he knew all too well the unprecedented crisis Goodwin & Co. had been facing at that time.


    Apetitor, manipted by international capital predators, hadunched a series of malicious attacks on Goodwin & Co.''s core business, sparing no expense and causing thepany''s stock to plummet for days.


    When his boss returned from the conference, he brought back six major international partnership agreements, solidifying the foundation for Goodwin & Co.''s global expansion.


    He still remembered the immense psychological pressure his boss was under during that period. He had called the Sun Valley Conference "the only visible path to break through the darkness."


    When Joslyn had told him about this recently, the bted fear and intense guilt that gripped his heart were so strong that it still made his chest tighten. He had missed the moment his wife and daughter needed him most, leaving Eleanor to face it all alone.


    Now, that same powerful self-reproach washed over him again, threatening to overwhelm his reason.


    This time, however, he couldn''t afford to hesitate.


    He took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil of emotions, and his gaze became


    firm and sharp once more. "I''m attending."


    Gavin nodded. "Understood. I''ll respond to the invitation today."


    And Sun Valley was the fastest, most effective tform to leverage those resources.


    At eight in the evening, Eleanor returned home. Joslyn greeted her at the door. "Ma''am, have you had dinner?"


    "I ate at theb."


    "Mr. Goodwin and Evelyn have eaten as well. He''s in the study now, helping Evelyn with her writing."


    Eleanor put down her bag and quietly walked to the study door. Through the open doorway, she could hear her daughter''s young but serious voice as she practiced her speaking skills.


    structure. Eleanor leaned against the


    doorframe, watching the father ar


    and


    daughter under themplight, not wanting to disturb them.


    Evelyn pointed her little hand here and there, askingn to teach her the names of everyday objects in foreignnguage. Soon Evelyn happy taughter filled the room, followed byn''s low words of praise.