While Elodie sat nearby, squirming in her seat, Jarrod noticed immediately.

She kept glancing at him.

He turned to her in his usual unhurried manner and suddenly asked, "How are you settling in at the new company?"

Elodie pressed her lips together. "It's going well. I like my new job."

"So, The Silverstein Group must not have been a great fit for you after all."

Elodie frowned. The truth was, she'd never really belonged in The Silverstein Group's PR department. She'd only taken the job so she wouldn't drift so far from him, hoping it might help them grow closer.

But Jarrod had never cared what she wanted.

He didn't seem interested in her answer now, either. A notification popped up on the iPad beside him.

Almost reflexively, Jarrod flipped the iPad face-down on the table, as if to keep her from seeing.

Elodie understood the gesture instantly and quickly looked away.

Jarrod asked, "I have something urgent to take care of. Can you catch a cab to work?"

Though he phrased it like a question, it was clear he had no intention of driving her.

In fact it was practically a dismissal.

Elodie hesitated only for a moment before replying calmly, "That's fine."

The question she'd wanted to ask never made it past her lips.

There

climbed out of the

at her collar, sending

Bentley didn't linger, speeding away in

cold ruin her immune system any further. Bracing herself against the wind, she flagged down

in a conference room with Alexander and the engineering team, hashing out

Alexander was practically bouncing with excitement. Her proposal wasn't

on the

detailed development plan as soon

office, her phone rang. Esmeralda

need to bleach my eyes! Why can't that woman

Esmeralda was fuming.

Elodie asked, "What happened?"

him was bad enough. I was planning to

into Jarrod and

a date-shopping, eating cake together. She was feeding him dessert

the contract she was signing, her expression shifting into

"urgent business" that morning had just been an excuse to ditch her for a date with

tone softened, a hint of worry creeping

and bent

you to love you-it's

She'd learned that lesson

Even

"Want to grab

was trying to be

back and work

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