Sharon_Adetan

At fifty, Emily Wilson never imagined starting over.
She gave her life to her husband and raised two grown sons—only to be cast aside like she never mattered. Betrayed by the man she trusted for decades, humiliated by his young mistress, and abandoned by her own children, Emily is left with nothing but a suitcase and heartbreak.

With nowhere to go, she leans on her bold, divorced best friend, who drags her to the big city to start fresh. There, Emily learns how to laugh again, find a job, dress for herself—not for anyone else—and slowly rebuild the woman she once was.

But just when she thinks life has given her all it can, he walks in.
Zayn Callahan — 25, rich, powerful, and emotionally shut down. A man with money but no warmth. Women want him for his name. He wants nothing—until he meets her.
Emily, with silver in her hair and sorrow in her eyes, is everything Zayn never expected to crave. And for Emily, Zayn is a dangerous temptation… young enough to be her son, yet looking at her like she’s the only woman left in the world.

Can two broken hearts heal each other, or will the world around them tear it apart before it begins?

This is not just a love story.
It’s a second chance. A defiance of age. A reminder that it’s never too late to be seen, desired, and truly loved.

From Housewife to Heiress

"Ugh," Lara groaned, stabbing at her scrambled eggs. "Zayn Callahan is impossible. Tall, cold, always brooding like a vampire CEO. Why are the hot ones so emotionally unavailable?"

Neno laughed. "Sounds like you have a crush."

"It's more like fear," Lara retorted. "He's too serious. The whole floor goes silent when he walks past."

After Lara left for work, Neno stayed on the couch watching a news segment. Emily wiped the table when the screen changed.

"Zayn Callahan, CEO of Callahan Global Enterprises, was recently named the city's most eligible bachelor…"

A photo of Zayn appeared — crisp black suit, stern expression, piercing eyes.

"Handsome," Neno murmured. "I bet he's got a girlfriend tucked away somewhere."

"No," said the anchor. "He is currently single and not known to be dating."

Emily, now standing still, found her fingers frozen around the dishcloth. Her eyes locked on the TV. Something about Zayn's face tugged at her soul — a quiet knowing, like she'd seen him in another life.

"I need to find a job," she said aloud, grabbing her notepad. "Any job. Anything."

CHAPTER 10