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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.

polite but really can't

good at it. Maybe Judy has taught her

"A pleasure,"

Global."

my palms are

I've already ceased to exist. "We have a lot

to meet with the key stakeholders

nods. "Great. Let's

had some

had breakfast

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357 Meeting Astrid

someone come

I'm getting the

to get to know how Nexus Global runs. I'll be bringing her in on the transitions. She'll join us in all our dealings today as well as meet the rest of the upper management team." Yeah, suck on

give her a satisfied,

her face knows what a

is going to

then proceeds to speak like I'm not even there about things I

her voice cool and clear as she outlines

my direction, and when she does, it's with an air of thinly veiled condescension. She doesn't want me here

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. She doesn't smile but her rigid face softens a little. So even this

the front desk. You okay

want is to be left alone in this icy palace. But I'm not showing any sign

feel the change instantly. The polite façade drops, and I'm left facing a woman who isn't trying to hide her

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