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357 Meeting Astrid

357 Meeting Astrid

(Winona)

"Ready for the meeting?" Jayden asks, his voice warm and reassuring.

I force a smile. "Of course."

We head down the hall, past rows of glass-walled offices where people work silently behind screens. Everyone is dressed to perfection, every detall immaculate.

It's a far cry from the life I had back in the States, where chaos was the order of the day, juggling kids, work, and everything in between.

I'm trying to adjust, I really am, but this place is so different. So... emotionally cold,

"Astrid is in the meeting room. She isn't friendly but she keeps this place running like clockwork. Don't let her bother you. She's all about Nexus Global and she hates change."

As we approach the meeting room, the tension in my stomach tightens. I wonder if Sofia will be in there? Jayden opens the door, and I step inside, my eyes immediately landing on her. Astrid Koenig. Wow, I think even her short, sharp hair is too scared to fall out of place.

She's sitting at the head of the table, looking up from her tablet, and I instantly feel like a mouse under the gaze of a hawk. She stands to greet Jayden.

Her movements precise, calculated, every inch of her screaming authority. She's tall and incredibly slim.

"Astrid, this is my wife, Winona," Jayden says, smiling as though this is just a normal introduction. He clearly doesn't sense the frost in the air.

Astrid's eyes sweep over me.

this look, the one where people pretend they're being polite but really can't stand you breathing

and every bit as good at it. Maybe Judy has taught her all she knows....

talking. "A pleasure," Astrid says, her voice smooth. "Welcome

Global."

trying to keep my voice steady. But my palms are sweating,

Jayden as if I've already ceased to exist. "We

to meet with

nods. "Great.

hall, I've had some pastries brought

just had

+25 BONUS

357 Meeting Astrid

have someone come and show

getting

She'll join us in all our dealings today as well as meet the rest of the upper management

a

her face knows

to be a

says stiffly and then proceeds to speak like I'm not even there about things I have no clue

her voice cool and clear as she outlines the outcomes for Nexus Global commitment to renewable energy sources. She's

barely looks in my direction, and when she does, it's with an air of thinly

company. Working to leave a smaller footprint on the environment is very much in line with the family matters approach I'm wanting to build." Astrid looks satisfied at Jayden's support.

need to go grab some stuff Sofia should have leftist the

say, even though the last thing I want is to be left alone in this icy palace. But I'm not showing any

facing a woman who isn't trying to hide her disapproval of me being

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